What was your first date with your husband/SO like? :)
My story:
DH and I went to a AAA baseball game for our first date. There was a restaurant near the ballpark (walking distance) that neither of us had ever been to. It was named after a baseball player, so we decided that since it was close and it was likely to be a burger joint, that is what we would do. (We were going to a baseball game, so we were dressed VERY casually.) Needless to say, we entered the restaurant, and it turns out it was a FANCY place. The wait staff looked at us funny (for our dress) but we were seated anyway. It was early, their normal crowd wasn't there, and they wanted our money, by God! EVERYTHING on the menu was "a la carte." It was only the two of us and the bill ended up being around $100!!! (He told me that much later in our relationship, btw.) We went to the game and started trying to get to know each other. (We met through a mutual friend.) After the game, he suggested we head to a local bar. At this point, I had to let the poor guy know I wasn't 21 yet. :) (The night he had asked me out, our mutual friend told him to buy me a drink, which he did, and I drank it. So, it was my fault he thought I was 21.) He asked how old I was and when my birthday was. At that point, he found out he had broken a rule he set for himself a long time before: not to date anyone younger than his sister. So, he was a little disappointed we wouldn't be going to a bar, so we went to a Braum's instead and got ice cream sundaes. :) He got a Black Forest Sundae and I got a Strawberry Shortcake Sundae. (We still get those exact flavors when we get sundaes at Braum's. :) ) We sat and talked over ice cream for another hour or two, when I finally decided I should get home. He drove me home, and we agreed to do something else again soon. We said goodbye and I started to get out of the car. He said my name, and I turned to see what he had to say/ask, and turned into a kiss. (I had NEVER kissed on a first date! It was a rule of mine!) Needless to say, I kissed back, said goodnight again, and went inside. The rest, as they say, is history. :)
I was 16 and a snuck out of my house at midnight and met him at the end of the street.......he drove to a place in my city where there are a lot of fountains and parks and we drank cheap liquor and made out.
LOL...i know not so romantic
A friend asked if I wanted to go to a fireside (a church meeting with a speaker on an informal basis) with him and a couple of friends.
There were 5 of us. He and his girlfriend sat in the two bucket seats in front. I sat in the middle of the back between two girls I'd never met before. We went to the program and had a nice time.
When we got back one of the girls had to leave immediately. The other girl and I got to talking and sat in my car. I couldn't remember her name. Suddenly she got real quiet. I asked her what she was thinking about. She relpied that I didn't want to know. I said I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want to know. She repeated what she said and ditto for me. She finally said, "I think I'm going to marry you." All of a sudden I remembered her name. It was branded on the inside of my forehead forever. A few minutes later she got out of my car and drove home.
Five months later I married her. We celebrated out 38th anniversary this year.
Good luck to you and yours.
My husband and I had been talking on the phone/computer for a while, and he must have asked me 1/2 a dozen times to go out with him, and I kept standing the poor guy up. One night, he called and said he'd be at this one bar, and I should swing by... I said yeah, okay, see you later... then went out with one of my guy friends instead!
While we were out, he was kind of hitting on me a bit (more than usual, LOL!) and got mad I wouldn't fool around with him (because he had a girlfriend!) so he said 'fine, if we're not on a date, I'm going to meet up with my girlfriend at...'... and he named the bar where my (soon to be) husband was! Without saying I already had 'plan B' there, I just laughed and said okay!!
So we get there, and I walked in the door first... and who is standing literally right in front of me, but my now husband with his arms opened wide, the prettiest eyes I'd ever seen, and a great smile!! I gave him the biggest hug, and it felt soooo natural, like we'd known each other for forever (in the meantime, the guy I was originally with is sitting in a booth with his girlfriend and his jaw on the floor; he didn't know WHAT had just happened)...
He gave me a ride home, I asked him to come in (I NEVER did that either, not with anyone else, LOL)... we didn't do anything, just fell asleep... when he left in the morning, he came right back with breakfast (aww!!), then took me out on a 'real date' for dinner that night... I couldn't get rid of him after that, HAHA!!
Yep, the rest is history :)
I met my husband on the soccer field, the summer before Kindergarten. We were on a 5 yr old boys/girls team. Then went from K through 12th grade together, always friends, but nothing more.
Fast forward to 2002... An unexpected email on my classmates.com site. My John asking me if I would like to go out. I hadn't laid eyes on the guy for 7 years....maybe he was fat and bald?? Maybe he had no teeth?? lol Well he showed up to get me for our date, and he was perfect. He hadn't change at all.
We went to Applebees and then went to Kings Island (amusement park). We were in line for a ride, and I remember thinking "I'm totally marrying him". We got home at 10pm and made out for 2 hours. (yes, only made out). This was September 16th 2002. We got married December 31st 2002.
Such a sweet story! Here's mine:
Before our first actual date, we hung out at IHOP after a singles adult church dance and another girl was with us. We discussed our 5 year plan and basic philosophies on life, marriage, education, work, children... we got all that stuff out of the way fast! I snuck him my number on a gum wrapper b/c the other girl wanted him. He still has that gum wrapper.
He called me the next day and asked he if could take me out. After a few minutes of talking he was like, "Okay, so what's your address?" I was like, "WHY?" I was so brain clouded I totally spaced we were going out that night. My date showed up at my door with a roll of duct tape and said if we got bored we could make something out of it. It was hilarious. We went to blockbuster to buy the movie Newsies for my mom (I had just moved back in with her b/c my dad had just died), then we went to Taco Cabana. I was telling a story of some sort, laughed and a small chip flew out of my mouth and across the table. He laughed and reenacted it as if the chip was some sort of ninja star. Very simple date, but we had tons of fun. No kissing or anything, but we did a little bit of cuddling on our porch swing and it was so sweet and romantic. He didn't kiss me for about 3 months b/c he was 'saving it' for someone special. We got married within 10 months of meeting and have been married 8 years.
Such a cute story LoveTeachingMath!
Here's mine: Hubby and I met online and were really good friends for a long time, because we were both married to other people at the time but going through our own separate divorces. When we had both finalized, he asked me if I'd like to meet for coffee some time. I think that at the time we were in a similar place emotionally and just needed a close friend that could understand the emotional storm divorce brings on. So we met for coffee and ended up talking face to face for 4 hours straight. I was a student at the time and got so caught up that I missed my first class. We promised to get together again.
Our second date was at a PHO place. He bought me lunch and we went and walked around a local park for a couple of hours. He always made me laugh and always held and kissed my hand.
A few days later I had posted on-line that I was having a really bad day and was taking it out on the house by cleaning. He pops on-line and asks me if I need a hand cleaning and if he can bring me some lunch. I was a mess in sweats and a t-shirt with paint, but he said he didn't care. So I let him come over. We ended up listening to music and eating rather then cleaning. I had a room mate at the time and it was one of the rare times she was out. I went to get a hair tie from my bedroom and when I came out he was standing in the door way. I asked him what was up and he looked me in the eyes and kissed me on the forehead. I swear I had butterflies the size of house cats in my stomach. He kissed me on the mouth and it was the most amazing kiss of my life.
After that we were inseparable. We continued to date for two years and got married and the rest is history. <3
Our first official date? Hold on to your hat....
Got a call about an hour before I was getting ready to leave (BTW I was also dropping my sister and her friend off at a bar and was to pick them up later, which was an excuse for me to get out if I wanted to) my date had ran into a barb wire fence on a dirt bike. I asked if he was ok and he said yes. So I thought he might just be scratched up a bit, and I was meeting him at a party so I figured if it was bad someone would have taken care of it. WRONG! The dude was ripped to shreds. Not even kidding within fifteen minutes the first thing that I did was changed his bloody bandage on his leg (I was first aid certified though I was only 19). Take off the bandage and see his shin bone. He REFUSED to go to the hospital, even though he probably needed stitches...on both legs, one arm, his hand and a spot on his neck. Found out later he had superglued his hand shut again. I did find out that they had at least sterilized the cuts with rubbing alcohol (OUCH).
So, I was thinking great I am dating an idiot. But I stayed so I could make sure he was ok.
My sister called at midnight drunk and angry, so I had to go, but made arrangements to come back the next day to check on him. So I pick up my sister to find out she had been in a fight. So when we get home, both she and I are in blood stained clothes, and neither one of our stains were our own blood! Yikes! My poor mom, I thought she was going to have a heart attack!
I did go back the next day, he still wouldn't go to the hospital, but was doing alright and I knew that he was going home that same day. I figured that his parents would take care of it...and they did. :)
First let me just say the 1st time I saw my husband, he was in a white t-shirt and jeans bent over the hood of my brothers car helping him get it back on the road. We both stopped to check one another out. Classic start to a chick flick, lol!
My hubby and I talked for a long time before we started dating. We had both just recently gotten out of long term relationships. He is 10 years older than me so he wanted to make sure we took things slow. He was in a band at the time with my brother. I knew I had a crush on him for the longest time! I was just too shy to tell him. I felt at that time he was out of my league. We went with a group of friends to a concert one night he gave me his jacket while we were standing outside. He shared some snacks with me and I thought "how sweet". He asked me a few days later if I wanted to go out to dinner, I was like a giddy school girl. We went out to dinner and I realized I felt like we had known eachother for our entire lives. We were both so relaxed. He told me at dinner that he really enjoyed spending time with me and that he wanted to do it more often. I think it took me about 2 weeks before I realized I was in love with him. I had never felt that way about anyone else. I think I changed your question with my long answer, lol. Thanks for asking this, you brought some fond memories to mind :)
Ah, well. My husband and I met at Denny's. I went their probably every day with my best friend for coffee after our classes. My husband would come in and work there. One day we were sitting behind him, and my best friend decided to start talking to him, asking what he was doing. We then joined his booth and talked for quite awhile. We then left him and went out for the night. The next day I joined him in his booth and we talked. We became good friends. About 6 months later we started dating, and have been inseparable ever since. Going on 13 years. I don't exactly remember what our first date was, but I do remember that our first kiss was in the parking lot at Denny's . It was May 14th, 1998.
He picked me up at my apartment, I was waiting outside...when he turned onto the freeway I distinctly remember thinking 'this guy is a terrible driver'! We went to see the Leonardo & Claire Danes remake of Romeo & Juliet. We went to Chinese food after. We had wonderful conversation the whole time. When he brought me home I told him how much fun I had and that I hoped we could do it again sometime, then went yo hop out if the car and he grabbed my arm and kissed me, very 'rough and in charge' and I loved it! He asked if he could come up & I said no..
He called me as soon as he hot home and we talked for 2 hours!
~The rest is history BUT I still think he is a TERRIBLE driver! Ha!
OO FUN question. I'm totally going to have to read them all.
I have TOO many stories. My b/f and I never really went on a "first date" really.
but here is a bit of our lil story...I love to tell it haha
Ok So I used to go into this Starbucks that I used to live by all the time. Tom (my b/f) worked there. I ended up getting a job at that same store.
For some reason we kept getting scheduled to work right next to eachother. At that time, we were both in, (what we thought) loving relationships with other people. For Some reason I just felt that I NEEDED to get to know this guy. So we worked together for 4 years and ended up being best friends. Nothing ever happened between us while we were with the other people.
I knew I had feelings for him right away, I was really confused by them. EVERYONE around us thought we were dating, or that we had done SOMETHING. Even our customers. We didn't see it....
Tom ended up moving to Ohio & leaving me in Chicago. (we were still just friends) He came back for a visit about 2 months after moving there. We were hanging out with our mutual friend. Our friend had to run into the gas station, while She was in there, I leaned over the car seat and Kissed him.
I felt like I was going to faint. it was THE BEST 1st kiss.
That started a 6month courtship of him living in Ohio, me in Chicago and both being scared to say the "I love you".
He was in town one night, REALLY drunk, and said "I love you" I told him he was drunk & that if he remembered to tell me that again in the morning, while sober, I would believe him. lol First thing in the morning...he said it again. :) Up until this point I knew he loved me, I could see it in his eyes. We both wanted to go slow.
So now we've been dating for over 5 years, have 2 great babies and an amazing relationship. He's my buddy and he still makes my knees weak.
There are so many details I had to leave out, otherwise Id be typing forever lol
Oh I love this one, our first date was actually a dare, my friends and I hung out at the same place as my (now) husband and his friends on the 3rd friday night on the month (my break from being a single mom) and we would flirt a little and his friends would normally buy us drinks or our nachos type thing. Then one month us girls (age 22-40) where talking about the men (ages 30-50) and about which ones might be datable or not and everyone said Richard and you should date, and I was like no way he is so much older than me. Then after many more drinks they dared me to go on a date with him, and to prove he wasn't interested as we left I put my number in his jacket pocket. The next monday he comes into my office and said want to grab lunch with me (my boss is his friend so him coming into my office wasn't a big deal) and I was like oh sorry about the number thing just us girls being silly. Then he said I DARE you to go to lunch with me and so I grab my purse and we go... after a year of dating very casual he called me and said I on my way to your house and I was like NO my daughter is home (she hadnt met him or anyone else) but he showed up and I was outside watering my flowers and he was like I am done are we together or not because I love you and I am going to be that babies dad so stop acting like you don't love me, I just stood there in shock and then his daughter who I had met and spent time with was yelling out the truck window KISS, KISS and 3 weeks later we where engaged
my husband and I met on a blind date (our first blind date). it was the same day as my mothers birthday and then we were engaged on veterans day and married the following st patricks day. THEN preggers with our first a month later ;) life has been "ready or not" ever since we met!
We were both 16 and were already friends but decided to take our friendship to the next level. So we were going to double with one of my friends and one of his friends. So he picks me up and my mom insists on meeting him (this was the only time she ever insisted on a boyfriend). Then we go to pick up my friend and her little sister comes out saying she's sick and can't come. So we go to pick up his friend at work since he was getting off and he says he has to work late so go without him. Turns out both our friends bailed on us on purpose so we could be alone. We went to see a Laser Light Show at the Planetarium, then dinner afterwards.
We were together after that and got married 4 years later. We have now been married for 11 years.
We were in college and went on a double date with one of my good friends and one of his. We went out of pizza and a movie. After dropping off our friends (their date wasn't so great), we went back to my dorm. Guys were not allowed out of the entry into the hallways of the girls' dorm past a certain time, so we sat on the wall heater and talked ... for 3 hours! People would come and go, and smile (as it was a small college and this was a new couple). He kissed me goodnight several times, but he kept staying. It had started to snow outside and he figured he'd better get going back to his dorm once the snow started to stick. I could have stayed up all night. Needless to say, I still love spending hours with this wonderful man of mine, almost 33 years later!
