Your true romantic stories
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Topic: Your true romantic stories
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Subject: Your true romantic stories
Date Posted: 01 April 2006 at 11:08pm
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ah ladies i feel in the mood for some romantic stories!
tell me (and all) how u met ur husband/partner...and how u knew he was the "one" come on dont be shy -i havent seen muffin man at the park lately and need some romance in my life! |
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Posted By: hollyb
Date Posted: 01 April 2006 at 11:29pm
 Well. I am Canadian and my hubby is Aussie. I was travelling in Europe in Sept 01 with a friend and he was on the same tour that we were on. The moment I saw him I knew that I would marry him. I stayed away at first cause he lives in AUSTRALIA !! It just couldn't be ignored when we were in Venice. We were hanging out together at a pub and I decided to just go to bed and walked out to my cabin. All of the sudden he ran up behind me and grabbed my arm, whipped me around and kissed me. It was like out of a movie. We were inseparable from then on. After the tour was over I went home to Canada and he back to Aus. We spoke on the phone and on MSN almost twice a day and decided I would go to Aus for 3 months to see how I liked it. I told him it would be VERY important that my family meet him before letting me go to the other side of the world for 3 months so he said that he would come for New Years 01/02. On Dec 28th my sister talked me into some late boxing day shopping so I threw my hair in a bun, put my glasses on and off we went, it wasn't a glamorous event! After shopping we went for lunch in the local pub and from behind me came a stuffed kangaroo. It was Matty. He flew to Canada early to surprise me. I freaked. My whole family was in on it. They loved him of course!! On New Years Day we got engaged and I went to Aus for 3 months. In March I had to come back (visa ended) We decided we would get married on the one year anniversary of the day we met. Sept 7 2002. We were apart from March 02 till Aug 15 2002. It was really hard and many tears were shed, but we spoke everyday and the distance made our hearts grow fonder. We now have little Harvie and he is truly the love of our lives. I am 30 and met Matty when I was 25. I thought that I was getting on in age and would never find the "one". Do NOT loose hope. Stop looking and they will show up in the place you least expect.  ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: hollyb
Date Posted: 01 April 2006 at 11:30pm
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Sorry for the long read... he he he
And oooo, who is muffin man, do tell. I am new here. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 12:15am
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Well, I used to be the chef at the pub my hubby was the president of the social club. He was giving out to me one night cos he though I was "on" with the bar man, so I went over to give him an uppercut, and now we are engaged... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 8:25am
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Eh I don't go about telling my story very often coz it's quite cheesy, but since you asked !
Thanks to good ol' modern technology, I met my hubby through a website. I was not originally looking for something long term (although you can always hope), I really just wanted to get OUT, as I was living with my mum after having bolted from a *really* bad relationship (all the way in Rotovegas). Anyway, without really intending to, we actually first met in a pub on Valentines Day (2005), and just had a few drinks and talked about the usual first date stuff ! I was really impressed though, to me at least he was dressed all smartly in his business clothes, and opened a tab at the bar so I wouldn't have to worry about paying for anything. We talked for ages actually, but I thought I might have scared him a bit coz I reckon I did most if not all of the talking LOL He was very sweet though, and even brave enough to buy me a rose from one of those guys that walk around with them in a basket selling at restaurants and stuff. I didn't find him overbearing at all, which was really good, but more importantly something 'clicked'. We met again two days later for a movie and dinner, which was really lovely - BUT - I found a little awkward to handle coz I think I had a UTI at the time and felt really gross every time I needed to pee ! 
We had been talking a lot online and on the phone even before we met, but it became every day very quickly. Mum was hesitant as always, but that's just what my mum is like - I now know she loves him like her own son, because in the past she has thrown bigger tanties over less with other guys I'd gone out with ! 
The first weekend we spent together was after a month or so, he asked me to his house (the place we're in now), and I was just all "WOW" lol because it was huge ! He was still really down to earth but anyway... not actually the point.. I was jobless at the stage but looking, went home after the weekend to continue the hunt, and come Monday morning a delivery guy showed up with THE most beautiful bouquet of roses you have *ever* seen - I wish I'd taken a photo, coz the wrapping was really flash and they were in a giant box and everything. About the jobless thing, I think what told me he was a keeper was even in the early days, how supportive he was of me when I was feeling tired and vulnerable and stressed out - and then there to celebrate right along with me when I got offered two jobs at once ! I think I must have moved in after only about three months together, since I was spending so much time with him anyway, even on weeknights. We got engaged a month or so later I think, in early June - and actually kept it a secret for the folks for a while LOL But they ended up taking it really well. As y'all know we didn't plan an "early" wedding, but things simply happened that way - so we married a year to the day we met as well, Valentines Day 2006. As for baby, yes it was a surprise, but a completely happy one ! We both knew we wanted to have kids early on, but theoretically weren't planning to start trying properly for a while yet. Mind you, we weren't always careful, so there ya go
Actually, I am even more proud that he didn't bolt when we found out about baby, I think maybe somewhere really deep down I was worried he might - but god only knows why I thought that !? I know he is scared, but I'm scared too, and it's a good sort of scared if you know what I mean !! LOL I think most first time parents would get that ? He's even also survived almost a month in Canada with me and meeting my crazy family, and that says alot too LMAO Put it this way - I have never been happier, and had you found me a year and a half ago as miserable as I was, I never would have thought all of this was possible 
And oh wow. Um, sorry about the novel !!  Hehehe. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 8:38am
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I met Nathaniel when Kiya was 6 months old... we met through church... one of those "I know who he/she is" type of things, but we didn't actually have a conversation until then. Kiya's bio father hasn't even met her, having broken up with me while I was pregnant.
We clicked straight away, but he had a girlfriend (ironically enough, someone I'd known growing up!) and so we were only friends for ages. His relationship wasn't the best, and as it ended we both began acknowledging that there was a lot more than just friendship between us. We began dating when Kiya was 1, she already adored him and called him Uncle Nat. When we got engaged, Kiya was 2.5. Nathaniel asked her if he could be her daddy, and she said "Yes. Can I be your daughter?" Nathaniel was crying as he hugged her and told her she could. It was so sweet! Kiya started calling Nathaniel "Daddy" out of the blue about 3 months before our wedding. Nathaniel was freaked! We encouraged her to keep calling him Uncle Nat until right before the wedding - gave him a chance to get used to the idea! Kiya was our flower girl when we got married. She was nearly 3. We were friends first, and that worked really well for us. Nathaniel is the only dad Kiya knows, although she does know that he didn't make her in my tummy, and now we have Josiah (11 months) and #3 on the way! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 8:45am
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Awwwwww see now this thread is going to be a sure-fire way to make me cry !! ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: deharn
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 8:55am
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Hey jax I too am the culprit of an internet site. I decided after a night out in Sydney to come home and put myself on RSVP (sydney dating site). It was kinda the way to meet people in Sydney and a few wines gave me the courage to go for it.
I went throught the pics of guys and chose a handful to send a kiss too. Roger was the one that really took my eye as he just loked like a really nice guy. I emailed with a few that responded but Roger's email was the one that I decided to pursue. He was living in Sydney but working between there and NZ with his company. We emailed and spoke and decided to meet for a date on 8th May 2003. The very moment that I saw him at the top of the stairs of Star City I knew he was the one. We went for a ferry ride to Manly for dinner on the beach. (my mum phoned in the middle of the date to check I hadn't been chopped up into a thousand pieces by the internet phsyco!)And well that was it he was the one. On the 19th December 2003 he replicated our exact date down to the same table at the same restaurant. He stood us in the same spot on outside on the front of the ferry and as we came around to the city lights he got out the ring and asked me to marry him. He then took me to stay at the Saville in the most gorgeous room overlooking the harbour. He had packed for me - a pair of my worst undies and an old bra that didn't fit! no tootbrush, hair brush or toiletries....... We then married on the 8th May 2004 exactly one year after we had met. Honeymooned in Thailand at a resort called the The Evason which was THE most amazing place. We now live here in Wellington and have a gorgeous 1 year old boy named Samuel EVASON named after our honeymoon resort. Life could not be better and I could not have ordered a better man. He is the love of my life.
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 9:00am
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I don't have the big romantic storey at all. I was at teachers training college, and it was getting close to new years to see in the new mellenium. All but one of my friends were going to Tauranga, and the one friend that wasn't begged me to go to leigh with her, her boyfriend, and all his male workmates (she didn't want to be the only girl). We all had a great time and sometime around 2am Mike and I got together. we spent the rest of the night talking (and other stuff ) and then we all left the next day, no numbers exchanged.
A few weeks later it was arranged that we would all go up again, I had to get 3 shifts of work which would normally be impossible but somehow managed, and off we went. The first night we only talked till around 6am, the second day, around 3pm I decided to go for a nana nap and he followed. I had made myself comfortable in a bed and next thing I know he was joining me, we talked and other stuff and then slept till the next morning. I do remember waking up as he was snuggling into me and kissing my forehead and I thought, yes I have found my man. 3 years later we were engaged, nothing romantic there, I asked him one night late in bed, 364 days later I came home from work to find him dressed up holding a single red rose and he asked me to spend the rest of my life with him, I cried, he cried and this time I said yes. We are now married and I couldn't be happier! ------------- "> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 9:07am
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AWWW!!!
Maybe I will elaborate, then... After going over and talking to Rod, I found I actually really enjoyed his company. He had just broken up with a woman he had bought a house with, and i was still "dating" only hot A@sholes, and as Rod was 39 and not hot, but "cute", I wasn't THAT keen. However, as I had enjoyed his company, we became friends, played golf etc. I knew he liked me, but I kept pushing him away. After a while, I "gave in" to it all, and we dated happily for about 3 months, then he broke it off. He wasn't sure, and needed to know if it could work it out with his ex. So for 2 weeks I was broken hearted, but then he came to a decision that it was me he wanted. aaahhh. THEN after about 2 months (and by now, I knew he was "the one")he broke it off again, saying it wasn't fair on me to be hurtling down the relationship road at the speed of light with some one who was 40 and didn't want to have kids or get married again. I was gutted, but said that if not having kids was what it meant to have him, i would make that choice. I wasn't too keen on having kids then anyhow. He still wanted time out, but I *knew* it was meant to be, so I wasn't too upset, I knew it would happen. So over that summer we both dated others casually and remained friends. Seeing each other often and talking lots. In January 04 he got a little jealous because I was seeing someone who was keen as (I wasn't though). He asked me if I would house sit for him while he went away for a couple of weeks, He asked me to think about him, and he wanted to think about us while he was away. He rang on the first night away to say he missed me, then every night after that. When he came back, I just never moved out. He asked me to officially shift on on valentines day 04. In June/july 04 he told me he wanted to have a baby, I said can we get a dog first for me to practice on. In september I got pregnant with Jake (it was a surprise) and a week before i found out, we got our dog. Now we are geting married. it was a hard road, but I knew from the start that this was it, so was happy to wait for him to get his s#it together! Sorry! Long boring novel. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 9:12am
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See, it's funny how a lot of magazines and things these days are on about the evils of online dating, but like anything, with the good there will always be bad - I think in theory because it is 'new / different' a lot of people are still afraid of it not being as legit as meeting someone IRL or something. I reckon you can just as easily meet a real loser at the pub, or through friends, as you can online !
And I am LOVING these stories, romantic or otherwise ;) And it seems like getting married a year after you meet isn't so unusual after all LOL A few people I knew were a bit shocked when we told them that's what we'd ended up doing, but I don't care ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 9:18am
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Annie,
WOW ! What a turn around ! See, who says men can't be changed ? LOL Kidding, I know it's not that bad !
I am curious now though, and wondering if perhaps I should start up a seperate thread about it so as not to thread-jack, about the age gaps etc between us and our hubbies / partners ? I'll start here anyway and switch to a new thread if I get yelled at 
I'm 24 (just!) and Roland is 31. Not a huge gap I know, and probably relatively 'early' as far as starting a family goes... ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: deharn
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 9:44am
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The whole internet preconception of "weirdo's" is rather sad as like you say Jax it is only the negative stories that seem to get out. If you put it into proportion there are probably more bad experiences by meeting people at the pub.
Roger is still pretty sceptical about revealing how we actually met because of the fact that there is a bit of a stigma with the online thing. I on the other hand am "loud and proud" about how we met because it has been the most positive experience for me. I know so many people who have successfully met people through RSVP in Sydney that i am a real advocate for meeting this way. Ohh, and Roger is 1 year older than me. |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 11:14am
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I met my hubby when he was on his O.E in London (he was our Temp *blushes*). I fell for the Kiwi accent and persued him *blushes again* for a few weeks, even said to him on Valentines Day "hey if neither of us are doing anything shall we go to the movies?" we went and had the best time but AS FRIENDS *rolls eyes*
Anyways.. after I decided it was all a lost cause, he asked me out on his last day! Grrr LOL Because we thought we only had 6 months together (before his visa ran out), we moved in together after 3 months of dating then went travelling together backpacking for a month around Europe and we thought that if we could survive that without killing eachother (camping for 28 days in a 2 man tent with a bus full of Korean students! *lets out a blood curdling scream from the flash backs*) then living together in NZ would be a breeze! LOL So I applied for a 12 month working holiday visa and long story short never went home (note to all: I'm not an overstayer! LMAO) and next Sunday my Parents arrive having just had their NZ residencey approved too, and my sis and her fiance will be following in the next few weeks! Even though I know it was a HUGE thing for me to do, moving to the other side of the world with a guy I had known for only 15 months, but when you know... YOU KNOW! *ahhh warm fuzzies* Now we have been together for eight years, married for two years and are expecting our first child in July and I can honestly say I have never regretted my decision for a second
------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 11:21am
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on the age thing.. I'm 29 this july (ARGH) and hubby is 37 in Nov - My sugar daddy *snigger* ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 11:23am
ohh becca u almost made me cry there is still hope for a old lady like me  ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 12:28pm
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hehe
I met my husband on a car site lol I had been flirting with him for awhile and he was a novice in the dating scene as he had only sorta just become single since breaking up with his psycho gf of 4 years, she was so bad she even roped him into a house lol I was chatting with him online and decided that i would come down to wellington to visit some friends and meet up with him, but being a guy he didnt know i was keen on him, well he didnt notice i was flirting with him lol and he ended up at a mates party (21st) and went home with this chick (who actually turned out to be my bridesmaid lol) they dated for awhile, but i still came down to wellington to meet everyone and he said he was just attracted to me and couldnt stop thinking about me, we texted and emailed non stop for about 2 months while he was still with his gf haha, he found out from a mate that she was cheating on him so he text dumped her lol didnt think she was worthy enough of being dumped in person or even on the phone because of what she had done lol Anyhow he asked me out that same night and that was that lol He proposed to me in a drunken state at a kareoke bar lol and i moved down to wellington another month later, we got married on 10th December 2005 which was about 2.5 years later. We have planned this little girl for about 1 year and are so excited
So yeh that was my story lol pretty random and a bit days of our lives but yeh lol Here is a pic of us at our wedding from December 2005 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 2:33pm
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aaaahhhh im so loving these stories! much better than any Mills and boon novels!
I love how theyre all such special situations but not impossible to imagine *sigh* Hollyb -welcome and the muffin man from the park-well theirs an explanation under toddler times called "so proud" but brief explanation-me and caitlyn (my 3 and a half year old daughter) were at the park and caitlyn spots this guy with his dog,she asks him if hes her friend then if hes my friend-he says um yeah sure" she says (so embarrassing) "thats good u can be my mummys special friend, shes very pretty and she will make u muffins" Keep those stories coming ladies-i know theyre are still more of u with stories to come!!!!!
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Posted By: sb1337
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 6:31pm
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Hello,
I have been sifting around this message board and I couldn't resist posting in here... Caitlyns mum - I love the muffin proposition. How could anyone resist that? I met my fiance 4 years ago when we both worked together at a museum. He was project managing the construction of a new gallery and I was a tour guide type person while studying at university. He was married to someone else at the time and I was seeing someone so having feelings for each other was not an option. Not to mention the 16 year age gap, pfft, what am I, perverted? ..so for a year there was lots of awkward interactions concerning disarticulated moa skeletons and blown lightbulbs...this usually involved silly grinning slightly TOO much and awkward pauses in the conversation with lingering silent patches. His disfunctional marriage fell apart a year after we met (sadly he had married very young after his girlfriend of 4 months fell pregnant). We got together soon after, I felt very uncomfortable about the age gap and his 'baggage', but there was NO denying the fact we were crazy insane mad keen on each other, nothing felt more right than being together. So we moved in together then on to Wellington with nothing, we were unemployed, deep in debt but totally in love. Looking back I don't know how we did it but we've been together for 3 years now. Getting married some time in the future and going to TTC in around Sept this year. So I don't know if that is particularly romantic, but it's what happened to me! |
Posted By: robyn
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 8:06pm
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Well hmm my hubby is actually my older brothers best friend, they have been friends since they were 13 (now 31) so i have known him forever. When he was about 17 (me 13) we kind of had a wee spark happening, you know the holding hands and little kissing type thing which lasted all of a few weeks then didnt really have much to do with each other (because he and my brother were always out partying at that age of course) till I was about 16 we had a one night thing when my brother and him came to my friends mothers wedding as our partners (my brother fancied my friend) and then we went back to where me and my friend were house sitting. he was still with his girlfriend but he broke it off with her straight away and we have been together ever since, over 11 years now. It took my brother a while to get used to the idea but he thinks its great his best mate is his brother in law. Hubby proposed new years 4 years ago and we have been married for just over 2 years now. It took him 8 years to get used to the idea of getting married and he had such a great day he told me he wants to get a divorce so he can get married again. ------------- KOBE born 19 March 2004 http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: Alan Mum
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 10:31pm
Mine is pretty boreing we meet working at a supermarket just over 3 years ago and we started chatting on the way home (we lived close to each other) The only difference is I moved in with him and his 4 male flat mate's the same day (Mum is a nutter and kikied me out) We got married on the 10th of December 2005 exactly 3 year's after we moved in together. We always joke causee our first conversation was outside a big red rubbish bin.  [/IMG]------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 12:08am
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thats not boring -thats cool!
all these stories are cool i love them-please indulge me! tho caitlyns muffin plea was irresistible it didnt work and altho i have discovered that (says really quickly) When I Swing Since the park is over the road from his house when i swing i can see into his bedroom nice top half of body btw-theyre have been no marriage proposals-not even fake ones i fooled u guys with (god that was funny) More stories !!!!! |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 2:51am
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I met Jamie through a Party I was having,
My Flatmate had just done a runner on me so I thought Id through one last party, anyway I was running late and hadnt even had a shower yet when there was a knock at the door, in comes Jamie, he said he had been invited through another friend of mine (I had never met Jamie before) So anyway here is he getting all flustered as I hadnt had a shower and this gourgous guy had just arrived, My friends looked after him while I ran around getting ready, well at the end of the night and a few drinks later he decided to stay, - now I know what you girls are thinking and no nothing happened, He had to sleep on the couch as my mate had stolen my bed anyway we spent all night talking, he was a true romantic, next morning and he gives me his work phone number as he didnt have the phone on at home
about 4 weeks later and Im on mIRC(an internet chat room) and I get this pm and its Jamie we talked and talked and decided to catch up again, we went on about 5 dates before he asked me for dinner at his house, well that was a thursday night.... and we didnt get dinner untill the saturday LOL.... and since then... I havent left LOL
Here is a couple of Photos taken on our Wedding Day 20th November 2004  
 
hehehe now Ive written a novel
Trish p.s thanks again Shelley for doing an awesome job of my Makeup on the Wedding Day
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Posted By: preggy_sunflower
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 8:57am
Ok, my turn now!! Jono and I met in a bar. A girl I was working with was leaving and invited me to her leaving drinks, Jono was a friend of hers who she'd also invited. When I first saw him I thought he was pretty cute, but not really my type (I was into surfer boys at the time and he was a 'suit'). Anyways, after a couple of hours he came and sat at the table that I was at, and we TOTALLY hit it off. Like, lightning bolts. We talked for over 4 hours without even noticing other people were even in the room (crowded Auckland bar of the moment!!). He offered me a lift home, which normally I wouldn't have taken, but I felt so 'right' with him I went. We had our first kiss in the car when he dropped me off! Then the following Monday, I'd been for cancer treatment, and when I got home there was a HUGE bunch of yellow tulips on my doorstep - from him, telling me how much he enjoyed meeting me. After this point it all got a bit messy - he was going through a separation at the time, and it was a bit yucky for a while there.... but after 6 months of loving from afar, we finally got together in December 2002 and now we are weeks away from the birth of our beautiful baby. He is my soulmate, and I am the luckiest woman in the world to have such an amazing man..  ------------- Joshua Hadynn - Born 3 May 2006 |
Posted By: deharn
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 9:34am
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ooohhhh...... such beautiful stories and gorgeous wedding pictures. I love romance and weddings!!!!!!!!
Trish where are your wedding photo's taken at, they are awesome? |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 10:24am
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As far as age gaps go, I'm 25 and Nathaniel is 24, almost exactly a year younger than me (his birthday is the start of October and mine is near the end of October) ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 1:22pm
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Hehe, I think I must take the cake on age gaps - I am 25, Willie will be 47 next Saturday....
And anyone who's been around a while knows our long an complicated story. Met when I was 18 at a party at his house, moved in the next day, were together 3 years when I found out I was (very accidentally) preg with Miss Maya. Things went downhill from there, we separated when I was 3 mths preg, got back together again, then separated for good when Maya was 3 mths old. I moved out and moved on, finished my degree, got my life sorted etc. etc. and started seeing someone else in Jan last year. Willie spat the dummy, staged a major turnaround and asked me to marry him. Well I never stopped loving him, so I said we could take things slowly and see what happened. So far he has been (almost) perfect. He has his moments (don't we all) but none of the crap he put me thru when I was preg with Maya (thats a novel in itself). And now we are engaged (no date set tho) and expecting baby # 3 (we lost a baby to m/c in Jan 06). -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 1:55pm
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Daniel and I are both 24, and have been together since we were at high school - lol. High school sweethearts and all that! We were in the same class in 3rd form and I really liked him back then and we were friends. Anyway, in 5th form, I was sooo hoping he would ask me to the school ball. We were always talking on the phone and stuff and one day he asked if I'd go with one of his mates and he had asked one of my friends! Boo hoo! I went with his mate, but at the after ball party, for some reason we ended up kissing (my first kiss) Then, as you do when you are 15, we 'went out' for a few months then he broke up with me and went out with another chick. I got over that eventually and we were best mates again by 7th form . I had been going out with this other guy for about a year and had a messy breakup, and Daniel was who I told everything to. He eventually asked me out again, and after a bit of persuasion (cos I knew I was moving away for uni) I finally agreed - that was August 1999. I lived in Auckland for one year and he stayed here, then moved up to me the year after. We got married January 8 2005 and had Hannah 42 weeks later!! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 5:43pm
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I met Mark when I was 20 (I'm now 35) through my sister's boyfriend of the time. He warned me to keep away from him! We got on really well and always saw each other when we were in town and we also went out a few times and then he moved to London to play league. We kept in touch for about a year. While over there he got married and had a child but through all the years he has kept in touch with my sister and always asked what I was up to. When I got back from my OE he had moved back to NZ and split up with his wife but I had came back with a boyfriend and had moved to the South Island so he kept asking my sister if I was still with my boyfriend and everytime I saw him in Auckland there was lots of flirting. I then broke up with my boyfriend and moved back to Auckland and he kept asking me out for about two years and I kept saying no. Finally I decided I'd go out with him and after a few months we moved into together, got married in March 05 and had little Zac in November 05 - all happened pretty quickly but I just knew I was going to marry him after going out with him again. I so regret wasting those two years saying no! I am so happy with him (he's my best friend) and I love his two children. ------------- Zac Mark - 30.11.05 Samara Ailsa - 13.08.07 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 04 April 2006 at 7:07am
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Okay, MY TURN!
Lewis had just moved out of a flat he was sharing with some mates from high school and their friend K. K and I worked together and I had just broken up with my other boyfriend and had to move out of our shared flat. She asked me to move in, as they would have a spare room. Anyweay, Lewis moved out and I moved in. But he constantly came around cause they were all friends (incidentaly his younger borhter was my boss at Burger King too). So we became friends. About three years later I was living in another flat but Lewis lived down the road. We often went around to each others house and went drinking together too. One day was feeling like crap and complainging to my flatmate that i eneded a boyfriend to look after me - the phone rang and i jokingly said "that'll be him now"....well it was lewis. I told him the story and we both cracked up and sauid whatever. He was asking if I wanted to go over and watch some movies. So i did. Anyway, we got together that night. I eralised he was something special about a month later. he went home to Gisborne and my father had a cardiac arresr. I rang up crying as I didn't know whether dad would be okay - he came home that day - in 4 hours!! And took me up to see dad - first time they met! After that we knew we would get married. Wwe went to japan together and came back to get married as Lweis needed to be married for his visa. We plan on a nice wedding one day! Anyway, two years later we had Jake and 18 months later we had Taine. As for age-gap - I'm 28 and he's 30. I'm actually closer in age to his younger brother - but only just! |
Posted By: preggy_sunflower
Date Posted: 04 April 2006 at 8:25am
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Ooooh, lovely stories! Age gap for me and Jono - I'm 31 and he's 37. We're the old buggers of Oh Baby!! ------------- Joshua Hadynn - Born 3 May 2006 |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 04 April 2006 at 9:18am
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ohhh... lovely stories!
i met my hubby at a niteclub when i was 18. i was newly and happily single and definatly NOT looking for anything. i'd seen him a few days earlier walking down the street one afternoon when i had finished polytech, i was with a few friends and we decided to follow him, as he was in black and white check pants (thought he was a chef and we wanted to see where he worked ) he saw me, but kept walking.... anyway.... on the night when we "met" i was rather drunk, as was he! and we were dancing beside each other (but not with each other) and he kept glancing my way.... he started to dance with me and said " seen as we were dancing so close i thought we should dance together" (something along those lines!) i was like woohoo! (and thought it was kinda korny but cute!) anyway we had a great time. i gave him my phone number at the end of the night (and this i find this funny.. went home with my ex!)
i get woken up the next morning by a phone call and it was "the cute guy" had forgotten his name! we arranged to meet later that day..... had an awesome time.. i stayed the night and a few nights after that... then he moved into my place... we got engaged 6 months later and married 1 year to the day after we first met i was only 19
it was a common thing for me to hear that i was his stalker... but i still say i was just curious to see where he worked! we are coming up to our 5 wedding anniversary in june and i am still as in love with him today as i was then.
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 04 April 2006 at 12:12pm
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Nice stories every one!!!!
I met my hubby in MIT (Auckland)…he was the Indian stud every girl wanted and so he had that “I am da man” look to him. I was not into that at all. I was the new girl on campus. His friend was going out with a girl I hanged around with, So Atish was always around...I paid no attention to him….until one day…..he bend down to pick up some papers and I saw his chest…..I paid attention then…he he ha ha We were all in the computer room (us friends and him with his)…and we were all chatting on the computer and by mistake I send him a massage…when he replied I was like “who the f*** ?” then I realized that it was him…oops. I said sorry and that it was mistake and he replied its fine…we can be friends too….. We chatted like this for 2-3 months but never spoke face to face (even if we were sitting in the same room chatting)….dumb I know. Any way one day he asked me out while chatting and we met up and went out 3rd June 1997 for the first time and spoke for the first time. We went out for a year and broke up and then after a month got back together again. My dad was pressuring me to get married (It’s an Indian thing)…I told Atish and he said told me that “tell your dad that you have your husband sorted” …I was like oh yah …who? And he said who do you think?? And that is when I knew he loved me. He lost his brother and then father while we went out and he went thru a emotional rollercoaster ride and was very difficult to deal with but I stood by him …I realized I loved him. And I think that is when he realized that he wanted to marry me. We had several issues that we needed to sort first as he was Hindu and I was Muslim and our families were against us getting married blah blah…..but again that is another story all together. August 25th 2001 we got engaged in an elaborate party (250 people) (by the way he never officially proposed to me) and married 30 March 2002. And 31 October 2005 I gave birth to our beautiful baby girl. Wow I am exhausted just telling my story…you guys must be exhausted reading it…LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 04 April 2006 at 5:19pm
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Ok Roksana, you hafta show us a wedding picture if you have one on your computer, I *LOVE* indian weddings... I was a bridesmaid in one once (yes yes, a gori girl in a sari !! hahaha... ) and it was a very interesting experience (full on traditional hindu wedding). ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 05 April 2006 at 12:07am
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oh these stories are so cool and i love how u guys are obviously still so excited about it-u can tell with the way u use so much detail-and i mean that in a good way!
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 05 April 2006 at 3:07am
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those photos were taken in the christchurch Botanical gardens
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 05 April 2006 at 9:21am
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Jax .....I posted some in a different thread....I'll see if I can find it.... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 05 April 2006 at 9:28am
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ok jax all our hubbys are displayed under the thread "Hubbys"...I am in page 2 ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 05 April 2006 at 4:42pm
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preggy_sunflower - I think Mark and I win the old buggers of Oh Baby, I'm 35 and he's 39 in June! ------------- Zac Mark - 30.11.05 Samara Ailsa - 13.08.07 |
Posted By: robyn
Date Posted: 05 April 2006 at 8:03pm
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Hey Trish I thought the setting looked familiar. We were married in the band rotunder at the gardens and I wanted some photos on that bridge but there was someone else having thier photos done so we couldnt. Its such a beautiful place aye. ------------- KOBE born 19 March 2004 http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 05 April 2006 at 8:59pm
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Ok Kim and Preggy Sunflower, I am 31 and Rod is....43 1/2. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 05 April 2006 at 9:01pm
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Ok so, I have always preferred reasonably older men, but I know my "gap" isn't actually that big. Also, I realise that for guys, the age that they actually 'make' their babies doesn't matter *as* much as it does for women. But I sometimes wonder if there are particular differences in relationships where the gap is wider than "normal" (although I don't believe in that word, not sure what else to use). What have you ladies experienced? ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 06 April 2006 at 7:55am
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I am 26 and hubby is 33. He is more keen to start a family sooner than I was, I figured I had ages to worry about that sort of thing, and 1 before I was 30 would be fine ------------- ">
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Posted By: sb1337
Date Posted: 06 April 2006 at 10:47pm
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I am 22 and my partner is 38. This works really well for us because I am an old nana mostly interested in wearing pyjamas, watching movies and being a total homebody (I am actually allergic to alcohol - no kidding). I have always been in a hurry to do everything it seems, left school very early, graduated early, etc and it seems normal to me to want kids now ish.
He was a total maniac when he was my age and took lots of drugs and had general troubles with reality and all the rest of it. He was suicidal when his girlfriend fell pregnant but he now has 2 daughters from that previous relationship and being a father has been really good for him, he has settled down and we are definately very like minded now. Consequently he's uber keen to impregnate me (yes he does actually use that phrase, it's very disconcerting). I am just waiting until we get back from an overseas trip later this year and we'll be getting down to business. So to speak. Some of my friends were truly shocked when we got together because of the age gap, and I have to admit, if I had been in their shoes I would have been pretty judgemental. So I guess it was just fate...or Murphy's Law...that it had to happen to ME. |