Author Topic: How did you meet your spouse? (Read 12061 times)

Steve_D · « **Reply #50 on:** August 01, 2009, 19:02:00 »

Met my wife in '88 at a dance at RRMC. She was visiting a friend who was attending and I had just had all 4 wisdom teeth removed the day before. Fortunately, I did not swell up at all; but did play the sympathy card a little bit (turns out chicks dig scars no matter where they are located - jk). We have been married 19 years now and are so committed that just last week we had wedding bands tattooed on our hands.

riggermade · « **Reply #51 on:** August 01, 2009, 20:02:04 »

Met my wife in Baghdad in '88..it was halloween and I was s***faced. I left Iraq in Dec and we met up in Ireland the end of Mar'89 when we got engaged...she came to Canada in May...posted to Edmonton in jul and she went with me and married in Aug...will be 20 years 11 Aug

CountDC · « **Reply #52 on:** August 14, 2009, 10:40:45 »

My girlfriend and I were having a party at my place. My now D9 was one of her friends invited and decided that same day we would be together. 3 Months later GF was gone, 2 months after that I received a phone call from D9.

Weak stomache alert:

Wonder if it was trying to catch her upchuck with my hands that hooked her?

helpup · « **Reply #53 on:** August 14, 2009, 11:12:40 »

LMAO, Women place great stock in that. As in Oh he must care for me as he was holding my hair as I was throwing up...... or in the hands.......... good story

the_girlfriend · « **Reply #54 on:** August 14, 2009, 16:03:06 »

Summer job... I was working in a big warehouse full of men.
Towards the end of the summer I decided to invite this nice guy on a date... it was exactly five years ago. And we are now both starting a career in the CF at the same time... many challenges to come

Otto Fest · « **Reply #55 on:** August 20, 2009, 09:45:34 »

Met my wife the typical Junior Rank's friday night way. She was married to a friend of mine.....

PMedMoe · « **Reply #56 on:** August 20, 2009, 11:22:28 »

Quote from: Otto Fest on August 20, 2009, 09:45:34

Met my wife the typical Junior Rank's friday night way. She was married to a friend of mine.....

Is he still your friend?

ruckmarch · « **Reply #57 on:** August 20, 2009, 22:08:18 »

Quote from: Otto Fest on August 20, 2009, 09:45:34

Met my wife the typical Junior Rank's friday night way. She was married to a friend of mine.....

Bet he teases you that he's been there first?

Jingo · « **Reply #58 on:** August 21, 2009, 11:59:01 »

Quote from: mariomike on April 04, 2009, 14:58:49

You should make a happy face. Did you ever hear the expression, "I love a man in uniform."?

Depends on the uniform

I have seen a few couples recently break it off with their civi spouses to get involved with co-workers... simply put... more things in common, and they are more understanding on the frequent training and courses....

gunshy · « **Reply #59 on:** August 23, 2009, 01:01:26 »

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Depends on the uniform

It helps but I can't fully agree... it depends on the quality of man in it!

Jingo · « **Reply #60 on:** August 23, 2009, 06:41:22 »

Quote from: gunshy on August 23, 2009, 01:01:26

It helps but I can't fully agree... it depends on the quality of man in it!

Yup you nailed that on the head!

CFR FCS · « **Reply #61 on:** August 23, 2009, 08:30:17 »

She was a PAT working in the unit canteen and the female staff thought we would make a good couple. Had a wonderful long conversation over coffee and afterwards she told her friends she had just met the man she wanted to marry. Slight complication as I was a MCpl instructor at the same school she was student at but different training companies. When I told my CWO I had gotten engaged and told him she was a student we had words (actually he talked I listened). She ended up getting out, her Airforce trade and my Army trade weren't a good match for postings. We have been happily married 25 years.

Jingo · « **Reply #62 on:** August 23, 2009, 11:38:50 »

Awwww....I never heard that story before... it's sweet!

You two are the image of a perfect couple.

Roy Harding · « **Reply #63 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:01:46 »

My story was posted long ago. I'll repeat part of it here:

Quote from: Roy Harding on August 07, 2005, 01:58:41

...

I joined the Army (regular force) in 1977, at 17 years of age - I was infantry and was sent to Dundurn as, basically, a labourer supporting the Militia Concentration taking place at that place that summer - I imagine this was some "summer tasking" that my Battalion needed to fill.

The regular force Station Warrant Officer (also known as a “Base Chief"? or “Base RSM" in other places/times) in Dundurn was an Engineer MWO, who happened to have two daughters (the plot thickens!!).

During one of my regular JR's “incidents", I was placed in custody, after having struck the Camp Orderly Corporal. The “Duty Field Officer" that night was none other than the Station Warrant Officer. One of the duties of a Duty Field Officer is to check in on incarcerated folks to make sure they're OK (not committing suicide or some other nefarious activity). The MWO in question took a shine to me (for reasons that remain unknown - unfortunately he has now passed on and cannot be asked), and invited me to lunch at his PMQ later that week.

I attended his PMQ and had lunch, and met his daughters. The younger one was just 18 and had recently graduated high school.

Three months later, the younger daughter moved in with me - there's a lesson here for Fathers of daughters who meet dashing young soldiers - the lesson being NEVER take a “shine" to a dashing young soldier and invite him home!!
...

Roy

gunshy · « **Reply #64 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:14:44 »

Well Roy if your still with his daughter, maybe the shining wasn't such a bad thing...

Roy Harding · « **Reply #65 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:17:00 »

Quote from: gunshy on August 23, 2009, 12:14:44

Well Roy if your still with his daughter, maybe the shining wasn't such a bad thing...

Still with her. We married in 1980 - next year will be our 30th anniversary. Her Dad became one my best friends and a primary influence in my life. It tore me up when he passed away - I was in Afghanistan and couldn't make it to his funeral.

Jingo · « **Reply #66 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:36:39 »

Congrats for next year's anniversary...that's a long time to be with someone... Heck it's longer than i've been alive!!

Roy Harding · « **Reply #67 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:51:21 »

Quote from: Jingo on August 23, 2009, 12:36:39

Congrats for next year's anniversary...that's a long time to be with someone... Heck it's longer than i've been alive!!

If you're mostly having fun, it goes by pretty damned quick. Hopefully, the next thirty will be just as fun.

gunshy · « **Reply #68 on:** August 23, 2009, 19:06:52 »

That is awesome yet rare! Good tip as well, that along with marrying your best friend... that friend is hard to find. I thought I met that person in 1991, I couldn't have been (at that time) anymore opposite but he seemed different then all other men, very respectful, intellegent and handsome too boot! Life has continued to have our paths cross but never evolve into anything other then a friendship. Women were always around him because he was a man of uniform but he always seemed genuine so I kept my distance hoping he'd see I had more to offer then what the other's were offering. I have always wished him well and hoped he's found a life of happiness. We connected in 2007 and I had hoped both being single etc. something may come about... but his life had changed and he had joined the Army. We had communicated for a bit but apparently our interest wasn't at the same place and time in our lives? I still think of him often and I don't really know if any time or distance will change that but I hope he remains safe and well, doing what he's doing.

Maybe that's why I stumbled onto this website.

Jingo · « **Reply #69 on:** September 03, 2009, 11:09:33 »

Quote from: gunshy on August 23, 2009, 19:06:52

I have always wished him well and hoped he's found a life of happiness.

Sometimes that's all you can do Gunshy...

patriot1112 · « **Reply #70 on:** September 04, 2009, 12:30:35 »

My current GF. been together going on a year. Met at a bar. I was drunk, she was drunker. This gave her the impression I was a good singer and dancer

, which I am clearly not

. By the third or fourth date rolled around and she realised I could do neither, she was already hooked

...

X Royal · « **Reply #71 on:** September 10, 2009, 07:05:41 »

Quote from: patriot1112 on September 04, 2009, 12:30:35

Met at a bar. I was drunk,

Similar story here. Remembrance day 1994. Late evening and a group of us were making the rounds of the local establishments.
She was a waitress that took a liking for me.
I keep teasing her that she picked me up when I was drunk.
Her reply is "your still around".
I reply back that "I just haven't sobered up yet".
What I could do with all that money I spent on beer over the almost last 15 years.

gunshy · « **Reply #72 on:** April 10, 2010, 22:39:10 »

Quote

Sometimes that's all you can do Gunshy...

Thanks Jingo...

Life goes on and continues to do so but there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of him, want him or just hope he'll show up or call unexpectedly. Eventually... I guess my heart will figure it out what my head keeps trying to tell it! lol

Don't get me wrong I'm in no way desperate! Just pathetically in (love, lust, like?) with an Army man!

Gunshy

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Author Topic: How did you meet your spouse? (Read 12061 times)