HOW IT ALL BEGAN The REAL version

I don’t know why I was so nervous. I had known Travis on-line for a little over three months, but we had never met IRL (for all you Internet illiterates out there, IRL means In Real Life).

He was hesitant to agree to come meet me, so I bribed him with the promise of a home-cooked meal. I lose more friends that way! You think I’d learn! The night came, and dinner was NOT going right! My neighbor Liz came over to try to help salvage things, while I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get ready...hair, make up, perfume, etc...(I think I wound up spraying perfume in my hair and hair spray on my neck).

Just after putting my sad concoction in the oven, my doorbell rang. At this point I was hoping for a really really ugly guy who snorted boogers out his nose when he laughed, because I did NOT want to serve this stuff to a nice guy! No such luck! (He saved the booger snorting for the 2^nd date!)

I opened the door to this handsome hunk of a man with the most beautiful blue eyes I’ve ever seen! Our eyes met as the smell of burnt toast filled the air. Embarrassed, nervous, I invited him in. We sat on the couch and awkwardly talked for a few minutes. Well actually, I talked, he nodded and smiled. He pulled a miniature rose out of his pocket and gave it to me. Good looking AND romantic? Hmmm....I was starting to like this guy!

I got up to put dinner on the table, and he was right behind me, offering to help (more points in my book!). I hadn’t really stopped talking since he arrived (those who know me call it diarrhea of the mouth). I realized I was starting to babble, so I said, "I’m sorry I talk so much..." I’ll never forget the sparkle and in his eye when he said, "That’s ok, SOMEBODY has to..." The ice being broke, We were both FINALLY able to breath!

After dinner, we watched Hope Floats, a movie we had both been wanting to see. We sat together on my couch, and man, oh man! Did he smell good! I leaned a bit closer to him so that our shoulders touched, and GLORY BE, he leaned back! By the middle of the movie, I realized that, dang it all, I didn’t have anywhere to put my hand, so I had no choice but to rest it on his knee...oh well! By the end of the movie, we were sort of playing with each other’s hands...I still don’t know how that movie ended....I was too busy counting the goose bumps on my arms!

When the movie was over, we talked for a few minutes, and then he said he’d better go. He stood up...I stood up. We were facing each other. A hug was coming. But not just any hug....it was, by far, the absolute BEST hug I’ve ever received! He leaned in, and held me close. My tummy was doing somersaults. After he pried my hands off his neck, we walked to the door. We stood there for a few minutes just grinning at each other. After 4-5 more hugs, it was getting ridiculous, so I smiled and said, "Come here...." He understood completely, and leaned down and gave me the most tender, precious kiss I’d ever received. I was fluttery all over, and my knees almost failed me. He held me for a second, smiled at me, and left.

After I finished jumping on my bed, I started planning our next date! Dinner at Wendy’s (with a hug and a kiss at the end), a trip to K-Mart (with a hug and a kiss at the end), getting his tired rotated (with a hug and a kiss at the end)....anything. But that of course depended on whether he still wanted to see me after the indigestion from dinner he’d get on the way home!

Hi All, I have returned but did not see my last message here.  I still receive some stuff but not the messages you all write......it says I am still a member, so anyone know what's up?  Do I need to rejoin?  Jan

Birdie I agree with you.  Being with Honey is the best thing ever.  Sex with him is incredible but by far not as big a thing in our marriage as I thought it would be.  The longer we are together the more I love him.  The more time we are together the longer I know we will be together.  After living for 20 years in a marriage that was horrible, it makes me see even more just how special what we have is.  Honey is always supporting me and being the best friend I knew he would be :)

 

Niddy, isn't it funny how the guys remember such a totally different (and wrong way) of how we meet :)  Honey does it too but of course you all know my version is the right one :)

I agree with birdiecup and you smiles...about the sex not being a big part of our marriage or relationship. We are content just to be with one another. I also thought it would be a big deal which it is not. For one...we hardly ever see each other so we have to kind of schedule time for us. Just thought I would let you know that I agree.

 

Huggs

Lovepotion

Don't let my sweet wife fool you. This is what really happened--my personal account of the event:

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Follow That Heart !

Don’t worry, Heart. We’ll be in and out of here in no time. There’s really no reason to be all nervous. We have known this person for months! So why are you so fluttery and jumpy?? And please be quiet! If you keep this up we won’t even need to ring the doorbell!

*ding dong*

Heart, listen to me. What’s the worst that can happen? She could open the door with an axe, but that’s stretching it. She could offer us horribly burnt, crunchy food to eat, but we’ll just eat a little and say we had a huge lunch. She could try to KISS us I suppose! If THAT happens we will just have to play along, okay? It will all be over soon enough and then you can stop worrying.

Oh my! Calm down, Heart! She’s not THAT cute! Well... Okay, maybe she is, but you can’t just go jumping at every pretty face you see. Sheeesh! I never should have given you that trampoline. See? She didn’t answer with an axe.

Okay, we get to meet the neighbor. Yes, Heart, she says she is just leaving! Calm down! We are here for food and friendship! Stop hopping around like that!

Wait a minute. Do you smell something burning, Heart? I knew this was seeming too good. Well, when we eat, act like you like it. We don’t want to embarrass her. Oh....silly me. It’s just some burnt toast in the garbage can! Whew!

Ahhhh! Now I can smell the real food! How can such a splendid aroma come from that tiny pot?? Ya know what, Heart? If I didn’t know better, I would say you aren’t so worried anymore. You haven’t even jumped for a few minutes. Yeah. We are in total control now. No more worries here.

Oh my gosh, Heart! Did you see that smile??? You must have, since you are playing ping pong with my ribs! Oh my! This could be a problem. You know what happens When you get all excited like this. One minute everything’s under control, then BAM! Off you go with me dragging along! Well...I won’t have any of that THIS time! She sure does have quite a smile though, doesn’t she?

Mmmmm! Heart, you are missing out! Too bad you don’t have taste buds! Wow! It tastes even better than it smelled! Ahem...not that this means anything. So she can cook. So can I. Haha, very funny, Heart. I can cook things besides my fingers.

Whew! What a meal that was! What’s this? Uh oh, Heart. It’s a romantic movie. She’s trying to trick us into falling for her! Well, it’s not going to work. I am onto her plan. We are going to just sit here on THIS side of the couch and secretly find all the things wrong with this movie. Ha! That is terrible acting! Even I could fake crying like that. No, Heart, the perfume is NOT that great. Now stop interrupting. Look at that guy, he acts so cool. Who does he think he is? No, Heart, I did NOT straighten my back to look cool to her. I was just getting a kink in my neck. Kissing always looks dumb in movies. No, Heart, I am NOT blushing! It’s just hot in here. Just very hot in here.

Hey! What is up here?!? She put her head on my shoulder! Isn’t this against the law or something?? Do something, Heart! I meant something besides trying to break out of my rib cage! You are no help at all! What do I do now?!? I can’t just move...we don’t want to offend our friend. Yes, of course that’s why we don’t want to move! Okay, listen to me. We can handle this. It’s not so hard. Heck, just calm down so she doesn’t hear you carrying on in there!

Hey, she moved her head. Well, ahem.... That’s good, right, Heart? That’s what we wanted all along, right? Okay, okay, you wanted her to stay there. It was kind of comfy wasn’t it? Well, it’s over now. Do you think if we scooted a little closer she would put her head back? Wait! What am I saying?? This is going WAY too far! Anyway, it’s time for us to go.

She is walking us to the door. That doesn’t mean anything. Oh my goodness, Heart! She has that look in her eyes! You know what that look means! Yikes! She is motioning for us to lean closer! She just wants to whisper goodbye, that’s all. No need to get all worried. We will lean forward so she can whisper to us.

Wow! Since when do you whisper on the lips??? Wow! Since when does this happen to US, Heart??? WOW! Since when do we LIKE it???

It’s okay, Heart We’re ok. So we got a kiss. It was just a kiss, right, Heart? Heart? Heart!!! I’M COMING!! WAIT FOR ME!!

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That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it.

lol liked that, version

>From: "spiritofsmiling" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: "Smiling Fibros" <[email protected]> >To: "Smiling Fibros" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: How Did You Meet Your Mate? >Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 21:03:29 -0800 > >----------------------------------------------------------- > >New Message on Smiling Fibros > >----------------------------------------------------------- >From: spiritofsmiling >Message 9 in Discussion > > >Don't let my sweet wife fool you. This is what really happened--my personal account of the event: > >Follow That Heart ! >Don’t worry, Heart. We’ll be in and out of here in no time. There’s really no reason to be all nervous. We have known this person for months! So why are you so fluttery and jumpy?? And please be quiet! If you keep this up we won’t even need to ring the doorbell! >*ding dong* >Heart, listen to me. What’s the worst that can happen? She could open the door with an axe, but that’s stretching it. She could offer us horribly burnt, crunchy food to eat, but we’ll just eat a little and say we had a huge lunch. She could try to KISS us I suppose! If THAT happens we will just have to play along, okay? It will all be over soon enough and then you can stop worrying. >Oh my! Calm down, Heart! She’s not THAT cute! Well... Okay, maybe she is, but you can’t just go jumping at every pretty face you see. Sheeesh! I never should have given you that trampoline. See? She didn’t answer with an axe. >Okay, we get to meet the neighbor. Yes, Heart, she says she is just leaving! Calm down! We are here for food and friendship! Stop hopping around like that! >Wait a minute. Do you smell something burning, Heart? I knew this was seeming too good. Well, when we eat, act like you like it. We don’t want to embarrass her. Oh....silly me. It’s just some burnt toast in the garbage can! Whew! >Ahhhh! Now I can smell the real food! How can such a splendid aroma come from that tiny pot?? Ya know what, Heart? If I didn’t know better, I would say you aren’t so worried anymore. You haven’t even jumped for a few minutes. Yeah. We are in total control now. No more worries here. >Oh my gosh, Heart! Did you see that smile??? You must have, since you are playing ping pong with my ribs! Oh my! This could be a problem. You know what happens When you get all excited like this. One minute everything’s under control, then BAM! Off you go with me dragging along! Well...I won’t have any of that THIS time! She sure does have quite a smile though, doesn’t she? >Mmmmm! Heart, you are missing out! Too bad you don’t have taste buds! Wow! It tastes even better than it smelled! Ahem...not that this means anything. So she can cook. So can I. Haha, very funny, Heart. I can cook things besides my fingers. >Whew! What a meal that was! What’s this? Uh oh, Heart. It’s a romantic movie. She’s trying to trick us into falling for her! Well, it’s not going to work. I am onto her plan. We are going to just sit here on THIS side of the couch and secretly find all the things wrong with this movie. Ha! That is terrible acting! Even I could fake crying like that. No, Heart, the perfume is NOT that great. Now stop interrupting. Look at that guy, he acts so cool. Who does he think he is? No, Heart, I did NOT straighten my back to look cool to her. I was just getting a kink in my neck. Kissing always looks dumb in movies. No, Heart, I am NOT blushing! It’s just hot in here. Just very hot in here. >Hey! What is up here?!? She put her head on my shoulder! Isn’t this against the law or something?? Do something, Heart! I meant something besides trying to break out of my rib cage! You are no help at all! What do I do now?!? I can’t just move...we don’t want to offend our friend. Yes, of course that’s why we don’t want to move! Okay, listen to me. We can handle this. It’s not so hard. Heck, just calm down so she doesn’t hear you carrying on in there! >Hey, she moved her head. Well, ahem.... That’s good, right, Heart? That’s what we wanted all along, right? Okay, okay, you wanted her to stay there. It was kind of comfy wasn’t it? Well, it’s over now. Do you think if we scooted a little closer she would put her head back? Wait! What am I saying?? This is going WAY too far! Anyway, it’s time for us to go. >She is walking us to the door. That doesn’t mean anything. Oh my goodness, Heart! She has that look in her eyes! You know what that look means! Yikes! She is motioning for us to lean closer! She just wants to whisper goodbye, that’s all. No need to get all worried. We will lean forward so she can whisper to us. >Wow! Since when do you whisper on the lips??? Wow! Since when does this happen to US, Heart??? WOW! Since when do we LIKE it??? >It’s okay, Heart We’re ok. So we got a kiss. It was just a kiss, right, Heart? Heart? Heart!!! I’M COMING!! WAIT FOR ME!! > >That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it. > >----------------------------------------------------------- > >To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. >http://groups.msn.com/SmilingFibros/_emailsettings.msnw > >Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. >http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help > >For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. >http://groups.msn.com/contact > >If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. >mailto:[email protected]

Awww-you guys are very lucky!

Hi Everyone

 

 

Well LovePotion what a great idea. I find it very interesting to hear about how people have met and got together. There are some fascinating stories and yes the differences between the versions of events are usually entertaining. But if they weren't it wouldn't make for a such a great story. Like niddy and spirit it wouldnt be the same with out each of you having your own emotions and thoughts of the night you first met.

 

I for one dont really remember the moment i met my now wife  but it was in 1995 at a work function. I was very very drunk at the time. I was telling her about a person who was very helpful to me a few years prior. She apparently said to this person   

 "get this drunken ba***** away from me". Anyway long story short we got to know each other over the next year or so and became great friends and that was all it should of ever been. It wasnt till '96 that due to circumstances things changed slowly.

 

Not very exciting compared to some but we both think back at how hilarious it was about what she said and how things have turned out.

 

 

Regards

 

aussietel

Tel, if I ever let Honey tell his version of how we met you will laugh :)  His version is kind of similar :)

Well seeing you guys are set up, how about someone finding me a soulmate, I am jealous I got no one . Now surely one of yah guys got a friend of a friend of a friend in need lol. Ok challenge you all to find me a mate.

wildfire431