Married ladies....

How did you know he was "the one"?

With me it was love at first sight . I always were thinking on him and dreaming about him . Befor he even ask me to married him I already could feel the ring on my finger and knew he would ask me . I was afraid to married a us man , but I could not even think living with out him any more . I don't know if that asnwered your question though .

Well for me, because we were best friends first. Both of us had been married before- him for 22 years, and me for 10 and we weren't all that eager to jump to the marriage wagon because of that, and our age difference. So we took it slow and easy and because we lived in different states- he lived in Alaska and I lived in Southern California, we gradually grew to know each other in other ways than people who have daily one on one contact. We will celebrate 17 years of marriage in Feb. (We met through a personal ad he placed)

The second I met Rob, I felt totally comfortable even though he was a stranger. After spending a day with him and our friends, I knew anyone that could make me feel that comfortable instantly must be the one for me. There was no doubt or hesitation concerning if he was the *one*.

He felt the same and I moved in with him one week later! My mother almost fainted. Previously, I had always lived on my own by choice, because I liked the single life!

We'll be celebrating our 8 year anniversary next week.



(By the way, I'm not married *by choice*. We are known legally as a common-law relationship)

I just loved everything about him. We ment in third grade and didn't like each other, but when we ment again in highschool i was just IN LOVE with him. His hair, and eyes and then i got to know him and we just got along so well. He is my bestfriend and i just love him to pieces.

Originally posted by Russian Blue

He felt the same and I moved in with him one week later!

My mother almost fainted.

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I can relate - my husband and I pretty much lived with each other from the day we met. We had a lot of mutual friends, and when we finally met, we just kept hanging out together from that day on, day & night. Being with him was just the most natural thing in the world. However, neither one of us wanted to get serious with anyone for different reasons at the time, so we never really admitted (even to ourselves) that it was serious. One day we realized that we had been living together for all practical purposes for 6 months, we were a couple for the long haul whether we thought it was a good time for a relatonship or not, and finally got rid of the second (completely unused) apartment.

We've been together for almost 10 years, and married for 6.

Originally posted by Suzy
One day we realized that we had been living together for all practical purposes for 6 months, we were a couple for the long haul....

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I think our relationship grew easily because there was never any pressures or false expectations. It just 'happened'.

To put it simply, we knew we wanted to be in each other's lives from the start. But we started out with a foundation of strong family values, open communication and experience from past failed relationships that we didn't want to repeat.

We worked together for about a year before we started hanging out within a larger crowd. He caught my eye in a poker game one night (3AM, northern Wisconsin, skiing all day and drinking all night, it was my turn to deal and I chose blackjack and raised the ante to 50 cents......he told me he was going to win all my money and the way he said it just caught my eye.....I guess he eventually did win all my money LOL), so we joke that he won me in a poker game. We had our first date a few months later and he pretty much moved in a week after that. Everything just felt right about him

We've been together 15-1/2 years and will be married 14 years next month.

Wow, these stories are so amazing and romantic! I have been with my boyfriend for two years now and we moved in together in June this past spring. Last night, when Charlie jumped onto the bed for the first time himself, Jeremy stayed awake and snuggled him from 4am-6am. He thought it was really important that the cat knew that he was safe and secure when he came out from under the bed.

Melted my heart.

I have second thoughts sometimes because he isn't rich..he's a little forgetfull..he leaves whiskers in the sink and socks on the floor...but I think I am in for the long haul.

I knew within the first month. How I knew? I felt like I was truly being myself around him and I was comfortable. We were both looking for the same things, and enjoyed each others company. This might be a little to much info...but when we first kissed...it was like magic. I still feel like it's magic today. We have the same beliefs and we agree with just about everything. And, he was the first male in my life (besides my grandfather) who has treated me with perfect respect. Now, why wouldn't I marry this Prince charming?

Originally posted by NewtoCats
Wow, these stories are so amazing and romantic! I have been with my boyfriend for two years now and we moved in together in June this past spring. Last night, when Charlie jumped onto the bed for the first time himself, Jeremy stayed awake and snuggled him from 4am-6am. He thought it was really important that the cat knew that he was safe and secure when he came out from under the bed.

Melted my heart.

I have second thoughts sometimes because he isn't rich..he's a little forgetfull..he leaves whiskers in the sink and socks on the floor...but I think I am in for the long haul.

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The whiskers, socks, and forgetfulness will always be there...you learn to love it! Well, atleast I do because the thought of not having those for me to clean and remind him...I would just miss it to much!!

It's funny. I was never riotously "in love" with my husband, but I enjoyed being with him and he knew how to make me feel good and feel like I was loved. I enjoyed life more when I was with him than when I was not. He just made everything nicer. That's how I knew.

Newtocats. What he did to Charlie is important and it's a very good sign. Yeah, the other stuff grates on your nerves, but it's not that bad. There's stuff about you that's the same with him (hubby hates how I drive the car as long as possible without getting gas and all the hair I leave all over the place).

Like a lot of you the day I meet Ted I just knew,and we married 3 months after we meet,and we have been married 30 years.

like many here, i knew the MINUTE i met Chris that i wanted to spend the rest of my life with him ( a pretty funny thought to cross a 15 year old's mind, btw) and spent the next three years building a wonderful friendship with him: we're now best friends. and after 3 years, we reached a point where we both new that it was more than a friendship. after 2.5 years of dating we were married in March of this year. you just know when you meet the person

I knew pretty early on that my husband was the one. I felt completely comfortable to be myself with him, something I had never felt with previous boyfriends. I guess I was always trying to be what they wanted, or at least what I thought they wanted.
It didn't hurt that he mentioned on our first date that he prefers cats to dogs. Mind you, this was before he knew what a cat nut I am. That scored him a lot of points.
Been married 13 years.

Wow...for once I am speechless. It just became apparent, we emailed for several months, and once we had one phone call (which went on for hours) we only missed 2 or 3 days, otherwise talking every day until we married less than a year later. I believed in him, and he in me, which is why we were engaged before we had ever seen each other in person.

8 years later, it's just so apparent that we were meant to be, to us and most especially, to our families. My feelings are growing deeper and deeper over time, and I can't imagine life without this person at my side.

He is my best & truest friend, darn fun to be with, sweet, handsome...okay, guess I did find some words <G>.

That is all nice for you all. I don't see myself getting married ever. Not due to lack of not wanting to, I just don't see it happening.

I kind of like being alone. Sad, but true.

I met John at work in July 99. We had our first date Oct 2, 1999. On October 5th, I was diagnosed with Hodgkins disease. I told him that night that if he wanted out, he could go. He said no. He stayed, took me to all my chemo treatments, radiation, and all doctors appointments over the next 6 months. He made me feel like I was the most loved and wanted person in the world. He made me feel very special when I needed it the most. He even went with me to buy my wig, that I never wore! I liked being bald and he loved it. He's the best Dad my girls have known. I just felt safe from the first night. And knew that he was the one I was too be with. Also, the fact that my tom cat, Friskee, peed on his truck seat in his brand new truck and John didn't want to kill him. All he said was well, I guess he's letting me know whose boss around here. Gotta love him!

Im still not sure yet lol
you just know,it's hard to explain