When did you realize you would be with your husband for the rest of your life?

Nadine - posted on 10/15/2009

I met my husband two months after I turned 21, I had never had a serious relationship before. The longest relationship before him, was a month! I was getting over a very difficult time - I had been into drugs and clubbing. A few weeks before meeting my husband I had been caught in a drug bust, thats when I realised I had a decision to make... I was failing at university. Then one day while sitting alone on campus this guy came and sat with me. I looked at him and thought "wow, what amazing eyes..." he walked me to class and after that I saw him everyday. When I told him what was going on im my life, he started attending classes with me (if he didn't have a class), he stayed with me when I was sick as a result of withdrawls and he put up with my moods! After 3 weeks, we started getting serious. I knew I am going to marry him! We moved in together a year after meeting, got engaged a year after that and got married a year after that. We have two gorgeous baby boys! I have never looked at another man since meeting my husband. Everyday I look at him and think, "he really is mine".

SHANA - posted on 10/14/2009

I knew I would spend the rest of my life with my hubby when for Valentine's Day instead of going out to buy me some expensive gift like everyone in my past had done, he gave me a at home spa treatment and it was better than any professional spa. He did it from his heart and that's what made me relize he was the one I'd spend the rest of my life with.

Christy - posted on 10/03/2009

I've know my husband since I was about 13 - 14 yrs old, but didn't get to really know him personally until I was around 18 - 19 yrs old, but after our first kiss I was the same way... had that little spark! But after I fell off of a cliff, (broke my elbow and brused up my face),he rushed me to the hospital and called my family to let them know I was there, he then spent the whole night at the hospital with me, and then helped take care of me for the next few weeks... I knew then that he was gonna be a keeper!

Cynthia - posted on 09/12/2009

After about a week.....

Wanda - posted on 09/12/2009

I was 17 and he was 21, (everyone was against us marring) I had a crush on him for about a year before we stated dating, he was and is such a gentleman, he has such a kind heart to go with his wonderful personality, he is a little shy and I am a loud mouth, (opposite's attract) he knows when to tell me to shut up and I know when to tell him to speak up.

This was when I knew we'd be together forever, we were determined to keep God in our marriage and we both realized that marriage isn't about self, it's about the two becoming one whole person, forsaking all others that try to destroy what you have built, we are best friends and have been happily married 29 years, I would never allow anything or anyone to come between us. I Love my husband more today than the day we said I DO*****and yes that is possible.

Jennifer - posted on 09/11/2009

I told my husband I'd marry him on our first date but it took a little bit to convince him....he thought I was crazy! Boy he didn't know the half of it. We've been married for almost 8 years and I still get butterflies.

Bryanne - posted on 09/09/2009

We dated for 5 months the first time around and I knew we had a strong connection but I was scared to say marriage or tell him how I felt. Thanks to being afraid to open up and say something he moved away and I tried dating other people but it just wasn't the same. Six months after he moved away he moved back, he said he knew he wanted to be with me and was ready to do whatever it took to prove that to me... that was all it took, from his very first day back I never wanted to be with another person. I think he was home maybe 8 weeks before I moved in with him.

Alesha - posted on 09/09/2009

His family came to stay with mine wen we were kids all the time and my dad always said that he wanted me to marry 'that boy' cos he had such an amazing nature and kind heart even then.. We cant really remember. Family went to stay with his when I was going out with this loser down where he lived, and we talked for 7hrs straight the first night we met as 'grown ups'! I ended up breaking up with this other looser that weekend and my husband and I became friends. About a month later my dad and I went back down to stay with their family and like u said Saleena our first kiss was like fireworks/electricity! I was SOOOOO shocked! I had never felt that either with any of the other guys!! It was amazing! I still rave about it this day, 5 yrs later!! I love it sooo much and always say - kissing for 10secs a day keeps the therapist away!! (and normally always ends up in sex) which is good for your marriage! haha.. :)

Judy - posted on 09/06/2009

I met my husband at a Christian camp weekend(Campus Crusade). He sat in front of me and I fell in love with the back of his neck! we walked and talked for three days...people tho't we were long lost friends from somewhere else...Heaven maybe.

But I KNEW i was stating w/ him when he owned up to couple of mistakes. Stress, pain, conditions at work had driven him over the edge of sanity and he broke! I knew that I knew when despite what he did, I loved him, saw his weakness and need, and my heart just wrapped around his, Papa wrapping His OWN HEART around us both. It's been over 15 years, this year will be #36. I'm hoping for a plane ticket to wherever my daughter and her family have decided to move by then.

I"ll tell ya, the last 5 years recruiting (which is what my husband does VERY well, has been on the decline. Being a headhunter in the day of Monster.com , Craig's list and LinkedIn most companies hire temps to look thru list and find someone. Bruce is genious at finding the top jobs, filling them with the top people in that job description. The trouble, companies need contracts, there are few contracts being offered, no work, for the engineers, no work for Bruce. So in February, after being laid-off AGAIN, he decided (AT 56) to change his job...go back to school. He's doing fabulously, taking IT classes through SISCO(?) to add to his innate and learned skills at computing and taking his web design service to a new level. I'm really proud of him! I know he will find a job that is what he's looking for. I'm the stay-at-home, keeping the home fires burning for everyone.I have some health problems, that Bruce helps me through eveyrday. Never complains when I can't find anything that will sit in my stomach right...up he gets and runs out to get me anything that I will be able to eat.

Bottom line, we don't always agree, but we don't fight. I respect this man so much and he loves me! We will walk this path till Papa calls us Home again. My hope for all of you is as much!

Sarah - posted on 09/03/2009

well wasn't sure by then but we said to each othere that we give it a try and prayer for gods intervention

Sarah - posted on 09/03/2009

right from the day that i accept to marry him and it is not my power but i know with god we can make

Heather - posted on 09/02/2009

We met through a mutual friend, when I walked throught the door, he kissed my hand and I had never met or seen him before and he told his friend that night I was the one he was going to marry. We have married for almost 23 years now.

Lynn - posted on 06/08/2009

i agree with the why wait. Catch the good guys before they get away! ;)

Heidi - posted on 06/08/2009

Well after having a few frogs in my life, I found the man of my dreams and I knew from our first date that we would be together forever. We met in the fall and were married a few months later. We figured why wait? We both knew it was right.

Stephanie - posted on 06/07/2009

I knew on our 3rd date... When I met his family and his sister and I became instant friends. She and her husband told me that they had never seen him look at a woman that way he was looking at me, and had never introduced a girl to family that quick. I had already started falling for him, but hearing about the change in him from his sister, really made me realize that he was THE ONE! After me having a bad marraige that lasted 14 years and 3 kids, this man who had never been married and had no kids was willing to accept my kids as his own with no problem and treats me like gold! We will be married 2 years on July 4th, and I know we will still have fire works 50 years from now!

Diane - posted on 06/05/2009

I've never looked at my husband and thought "wow, we're gonna be together forever". I just look at him and think "I wanna be with him right now". And right now as lasted for going on 9 years and is still going. All I know is that I found a wonderful person. He's funny, kind, great father, and very considerate. Not everything lasts forever so I really don't like putting pressure on a great thing. I can't say where we're gonna be in 50 years, but I can say where we are right now and that's happy.

Toni - posted on 05/18/2009

When we exchanged our wedding vows for better or worse. Our loves grow deeper everyday. My heart still flutters after 21 years of marrage.

Tracy - posted on 05/13/2009

I knew I would be with my husband for the rest of my life that 1st night we met,All I could say to my friend on the way home was I'm going to marry him.We've been married 12yrs now.He's my world..

Tina - posted on 05/12/2009

I had been single for ten years after I had my first son. When I left his father I knew exactly what I wanted in a man...or what I didn't want. I went on dates, but no one ever got a 2nd date. I didn't think any one was worth it. I met my husband on Match.com. We emailed for about a week and then we exchanged numbers and made a date. When he picked me up I thought he was the most handsome guy I'd seen. On the way to the movies I looked over at him while he was driving and I had such a vivid vision. I saw wedding band on both our hands and when I looked in the back seat I saw a car seat and my oldest son. It was night time and we were traveling back from a relatives' house for Christmas. It was really wierd. When we got out of the car we had talked about how some guys hide their wedding rings and act like they aren't married (I'd get hit on by guys like that) I told him that I'd always look for tan lines or rings any time I'd talk to guys. As we got closer to the theater and the lights were brighter he holds out his left hand and says, "See, no tan line." I laughed and grabbed his hand. As far as I was concerned I never let go of it from there on out. But back to that "Vision". The next year of our relationship I got pregnant while we were planning to get married and decided to move things up quickly. We married in July and I had our son in November. Guess what we did in December? We were coming back home from spending Christmas Eve at his dad's house out of town, at night. In the back was the car seat and my older son....just as I saw it on our first date. Of coarse after the 1st date I came home and told my best friend that Leroy was the man I was going to marry. We now have three boys and have been married for almost 2 years....yes I got pregnant right after the last one. They are 11 1/2 months apart. I am so madly in love with my husband and can't imagine my life without him.

Joanna - posted on 05/06/2009

the first time that i seen my husband i did not want anything to do with him. so we never talked. about 3 months later we met up at a friends house and we started hanging out. he invited me to go to church with him so i did and after church had let out he told me to wait min there in the car i wa like ok whata dork he then came back with a card and he told me how he had felt about me and right after that i was in love and 2 years later on march 14 2009 we got married

Amanda - posted on 05/05/2009

Anytime anyone asks my husband or I this question we both say the first night we talked to each other.

Kim - posted on 05/04/2009

Well as hard as this may be to believe i feel ours was love at first sight i knew before we even started dating that he was the one!

Maria - posted on 04/30/2009

We only had our first date and I couldn't make it to our second date since I was visiting my cousin in San Diego. On the way back, our car broke down in Fresno, by I-5! Since we didn't know much about Fresno, I took the courage to call my now hubby, and told him where I was and if he can call my family in San Jose. I felt stupid, but there were no cell phones back in the 80's and am running out of quarters! Told him I couldn't get through, and my cousin's boyfriend couldn't pick us up, for some reason. He asked me where exactly we were. I told him we were at a gas station, and to me to stay put. To my surprise, he came all the way from Alameda, where he lived, to Fresno ( about est. 145 mi. trip one way) to pick me up! He also called my family and waited until my other cousin picked up my girl cousin to bring her home to her pad. On the way back, exhausted, I fell asleep in his car, and he never said a word! Needless to say, it definitely melted my heart and confirmed what I knew all along! He was such a gentleman and I love him for it!

Lisa - posted on 04/24/2009

I knew that my husband was the man for me when I slapped him across the face the first night we met (which none of us can remember the reason for) and he continued to chase me. He would turn up at my house with flowers when my parents were visiting, would practically be unofficially living at my house and I didn't want to kick him out. That was the sign for me,

Cathleena - posted on 03/17/2009

My husband and I met while I was on a trip to Las Vegas with my girl friends. I live in OC, CA and he lived in LV.  We had a long distance relationship for 1 1/2 years talking a lot over the phone and taking turns visiting on weekends. 

It was while we were doing the long distance thing, I was just barely out of college when I got a job as an office produciton assistant on a big tv show.  I had 12-15 hour days that regularly started at 6 or 7 am.  My husband, being that he worked in Vegas, had a job that started at night and he didn't get home until 1am usually. 

He knew I was not a morning person. So without me asking or even suggesting I might need it, he began being my wake up call every morning!  This was about 4 months into our relationship.  He says he knew from day one that we were going to marry. But it was when he selflessly woke up after only a few hours of sleep to make sure I woke up to make it to this job that was really important to me, I knew he was the man I wanted to wake up to every morning for the rest of my life.

Sara - posted on 03/16/2009

This may be corny, but I knew after our first date that he was someone i could spend the rest of my life with. It just seemed right, still does 5 years later!

Amber - posted on 03/14/2009

after 6 years of dating i told him to buy me a ring or else! lol we complete each other, i want everything NOW and he likes to wait and think about all decisions.

Allie - posted on 03/14/2009

i knew cause he was what i had been waiting for. when we met he was the reliable, trustworthy man i had asked for. he did what he said he was going to do and ment what he said. oh i was in love.

Viola - posted on 03/12/2009

we went to school together when we were freshmen he moved away and thats when i started to really like him.. I didnt know where he went. well i was chattin one day in a chat room and someone messaged me and it just so happend to be his friend.... when he come down to see his mom he would come visit me... it took 5 yrs to be together but we have been together for 6 yrs and married for 5 years and have 2 beautiful girls

Svetlana - posted on 03/10/2009

We met at his mothers apartment, my dad introduced us. There was a mirror in the hallway of the apartment and when we were leaving, I looked into it to look at him, and at that moment our eyes met cause he was looking into it at me... and thats when i knew...  We married 6 month later!!!

Malerie - posted on 03/09/2009

My husband and I met on the internet. We talked for a month then met in person. The second time we went on a date I knew I was going to marry him and be with him forever. It was also the night we first kissed.

Saleena Ayesha - posted on 03/07/2009

Ha Ha! .... I love it! Mickie D's and M&M's! Lol..... and Lynn, Awwwlll... he was NOT playing!

Shelly - posted on 03/07/2009

I knew when he drove 215 miles to take my son out for happy meal and M&M's before we even started dating we had been friends for a few months and when he did that I knew that he was going to be mine....He had no clue...and 5 months later he said I DO!!!!

Lynn - posted on 03/07/2009

I knew I would always be with my husband when I was rushed to the ER only 3 days after we met, and he fallowed the ambulance. And sat by my bed until I was ready to go home. he even took the next day off of work and cared for me at my home to make sure i was well.....