15 “How We Met” Stories Destined to Become Family Legends

Some encounters end in marriage, while others add to the collection of funny or strange stories. In this article, people shared the stories about how they met their life partners or not. Here you’ll find romance, humor, and moments that make you reflect on how unpredictable our lives can be.

• We lived in the same building and went to the same school; he was 3 grades ahead of me. I was secretly in love with him, but he didn’t even know me. He finished school and went to college while I was still in school, and of course, the childish love faded, though I still remembered him.
  Then the Internet appeared, and at some point, I received a message from a guy saying, “I remember you; we went to the same school.” That’s how it started, and now we have 2 sons. © 96.bogoenko
• My future husband fell in love with me when I was in the hospital recovering from surgery. I was all pale, skinny, with dark circles under my eyes. His mother introduced us (she and I were in the same ward, and he came to visit her).
  When we started dating, he said that I was so sweet and defenseless back then that he wanted to protect me and carry me in his arms for the rest of his life. He kept his promise, and he’s been carrying and protecting me for 10 years now. © kristi.rybyanova
• I was looking for work in Greece, and a friend persuaded me to post a profile on a dating site. For speaking practice. Within a week, I got over a hundred responses (none about work), and I was just overwhelmed, barely keeping up with the replies. I deleted the profile from the dating site.
  One guy started calling me, and we talked. To be honest, he was just like all others to me in the beginning. But he asked for my address and started sending me letters. Ordinary paper letters.
  Then, of course, I noticed him. And the crowd slowly thinned out until no one was left. We agreed that he would come to visit me for a week, and then I would go to him for the summer. We’ve been together for 25 years. © Lena L / ADME

• He was trying to hit on my friend. She felt bad turning him down, so she asked me to talk to him to redirect his attention. She didn’t specify a timeframe.
  It’s been almost 10 years already, and we’re still talking. So, what’s the deadline, Alina? © chantage_id
• My friend’s mom bought a cabinet from a family. They took it to the summer house and discovered a false bottom. Inside were photos and letters.
  My friend decided to return them to the family, and the grandmother invited her for tea to thank her. Over tea, she met her grandson, her future husband. © palm_tassel
• My son and his friend decided they wanted to be brothers. I was not in a relationship, and neither was the friend’s dad, so they hatched a plan for us to meet.
  We did become friends and hiking buds. About a year later, we started dating and wound up in a relationship. We are still together after 33 years. Our sons’ wish did come true. © Ok-Sink-4789 / Reddit

• I met my wife in senior year history class 1999. At first, she thought I was obnoxious, and I thought she was uptight. Couple months later we were dating. The rest is history. © Hetjr / Reddit
• She was engaged to one of my friends. Prior to the wedding, she found her fiancé with another woman. She called off the wedding and left him.
  She started talking to me about her feelings. One thing led to another. We’ve been married 26 years. © Siskoda / Reddit
• We started messaging back and forth for a while, then I suggested we meet. I told my mother and a couple friends about it so someone knew where I was and who I was with just in case. I suggested we meet at our local zoo.
  We met at 2 and walked around the zoo until after 6:30. Just before we left, I looked at my phone and found messages from the friends and my mom who had been texting me for a while and were freaking out thinking something had happened to me. I assured them I was fine and suggested going to eat dinner somewhere.
  We left the restaurant at about 10:30 p.m. We met again the next day. We have been together ever since. Together going on 7 years and married going on 5. He proposed at the zoo. © useless_2024 / Reddit

• Once I was standing at the checkout. Suddenly, a man said, “Let me pay for everything!” So, I agreed, and he said, “Can I have your number? We’ll go on a couple of dates, and then a wedding! If we have a son, we’ll name him Ian.”
  At that, my expression changed, and I said I hated the name Ian and walked away. Actually, that was just an excuse to avoid getting acquainted, as I have a boyfriend, but you should have seen his face. © Not everyone will understand / VK
• I met a guy from another country online. He kept writing, “Come visit, you’re so wonderful.”
  One day I wrote, “That’s it. I quit my job. Nothing’s keeping me here. I’m coming.” He replied, “Why so suddenly? I’m not ready for a relationship yet; get your job back and live your usual life.”
  Luckily, I didn’t do what I wrote to him; I just decided to test his reaction. A bit later, it turned out that he was married and had 3 kids... © Not everyone will understand / VK
• I was walking home. It was pouring rain, and I didn’t have an umbrella. Suddenly a guy approached me. “Miss, take my umbrella; my house is nearby anyway, and you’ve got a ways to go; don’t get soaked. If we meet again, you can return it.”
  A month passed, and I met that guy again at a bus stop, not far from his house. It was raining again, and this time I walked him home, already knowing where to go. And that’s how I met my boyfriend. © Not everyone will understand / VK

• I say “Bless you” not just when someone sneezes, but also when they cough. Today, I’m riding the subway and start coughing.
  Imagine my surprise when the guy standing next to me turned and said, “Bless you...” As an experiment, I noted, “I coughed, not sneezed...” He said it didn’t matter.
  In the end, we got to know each other and are going to the movies tomorrow. Kindness came back to me, and I’m very happy. © Not everyone will understand / VK
• Craigslist used to have a rants and raves section. I posted a long, pissed-off open letter about how much winter in Chicago sucks.
  A woman answered it and sarcastically made light of just about everything I posted, and we went back and forth for a few emails before meeting up for drinks. Spent close to 3 years together. © Wallstl / Reddit
• I’m coming back from the store. There’s a car parked near my house, and an attractive woman is waving at me from the car. Ha, I think, why not? I’m a handsome guy. I wave back, showing my interest in meeting her.
  But she looks at me like I’m an idiot. It turned out she was vigorously wiping the fogged-up side window. What a pity; it could have been big love. © Killer Stories / VK

And these breakup stories sound too strange to be true.