Real Life Love Stories
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| Real life love stories are often more inspiring than those dreamed up in Hollywood. Love stories in the "real world" may lack the glamour and happily-ever-after endings that are common in the movies and on TV. However, real life love stories can provide models of couples working together to make their relationships work and grow stronger over time. In this section of the Relationship Resource Network, you'll find the stories of couples who have found love in unexpected places, tales of partners whose love has grown as they faced relationship challenges together, and other examples of the ways that relationships work - often in surprising ways. Check back to this section often, as we will continue to add stories as they come in. If you'd like to see how to submit your own "Real Life Love Story," please scroll to the bottom of this page. |
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Love Story #1: Love when you Least Expect It
Written by a woman in her late 20's, married approximately 4 years
My husband and I met through a friend on a set up “date.” My friend described my husband as cute, smart,
and a business major. Sounded like all good qualities for me, so why not meet him? On the night we met, he
seemed nice, but some annoying qualities overshadowed the niceness. He was obviously into drinking and
partying (the usual college male activities) and I was the complete opposite; quiet, anti-party, and studied all
the time. Our friend and her boyfriend were there as well, and we ended up playing Clue (my friend’s idea, even
though to this day he thinks it was my idea). We went out to get drinks afterwards, and I only had one drink,
as usual. Besides making fun of the game and the one drink, he couldn’t get my name right all night!
After this night, my friend would try to bring us both together every so often, but it would always end up the
same way; he would offend me somehow and tease me for not being more like him. I just couldn’t stand
him…until our friend’s wedding. We decided to go as each other’s date, just because we didn’t know anyone
else. I had a crush on another guy all night, meanwhile, my future husband was actually very sweet and
thoughtful. He even picked me up the next day to drive me to the train station and then got on the train with
me to make sure it was the right train! On that train ride home, I was thinking that maybe he wasn’t so bad
after all.
Once we got back to college, he would call every so often and we would say we should hang out. I never meant
it though. But one night, over a year after first meeting, we did. And it was so much fun! We did it again the
next weekend, and every weekend for months! Finally, we both realized we have more in common than we
thought and we really liked each other. Friends of mine would say “I thought you couldn’t stand him” and were
as shocked as me!
I knew 2 weeks into dating that he would be my husband. He would joke about telling the grandkids our story.
I finally understood his “humor” and we equaled each other out. He got me to be more social, while we also
enjoyed the quiet nights. A few years later we were married and now we will be married 4 years in May! Being
friends (enemies?) first allowed love to pop up where we least expected it!
More to come soon!
Written by a woman in her late 20's, married approximately 4 years
My husband and I met through a friend on a set up “date.” My friend described my husband as cute, smart,
and a business major. Sounded like all good qualities for me, so why not meet him? On the night we met, he
seemed nice, but some annoying qualities overshadowed the niceness. He was obviously into drinking and
partying (the usual college male activities) and I was the complete opposite; quiet, anti-party, and studied all
the time. Our friend and her boyfriend were there as well, and we ended up playing Clue (my friend’s idea, even
though to this day he thinks it was my idea). We went out to get drinks afterwards, and I only had one drink,
as usual. Besides making fun of the game and the one drink, he couldn’t get my name right all night!
After this night, my friend would try to bring us both together every so often, but it would always end up the
same way; he would offend me somehow and tease me for not being more like him. I just couldn’t stand
him…until our friend’s wedding. We decided to go as each other’s date, just because we didn’t know anyone
else. I had a crush on another guy all night, meanwhile, my future husband was actually very sweet and
thoughtful. He even picked me up the next day to drive me to the train station and then got on the train with
me to make sure it was the right train! On that train ride home, I was thinking that maybe he wasn’t so bad
after all.
Once we got back to college, he would call every so often and we would say we should hang out. I never meant
it though. But one night, over a year after first meeting, we did. And it was so much fun! We did it again the
next weekend, and every weekend for months! Finally, we both realized we have more in common than we
thought and we really liked each other. Friends of mine would say “I thought you couldn’t stand him” and were
as shocked as me!
I knew 2 weeks into dating that he would be my husband. He would joke about telling the grandkids our story.
I finally understood his “humor” and we equaled each other out. He got me to be more social, while we also
enjoyed the quiet nights. A few years later we were married and now we will be married 4 years in May! Being
friends (enemies?) first allowed love to pop up where we least expected it!
More to come soon!