MedicMom Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I set my work partner up on a blind date. After working together in an ambulance with each other 50 hours a week for a year, I was pretty sure I knew the type of woman he needed and wanted. For his part, he had been so wrapped up in fire and EMS that he hadnt had a girlfriend in years. Knowing he did want a wife someday, I set up him on a blind date. Five years of marriage, two kids and a mortgage later, we are very happy. And some days we still even work together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2myboys Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Aww. :wub: That is awesome. Congrats to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Congrads! Neat story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 What a fun "how we met" experience to share! I hope you had a wonderful Anniversary and many more happy years together! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 WONDERFUL! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 What a cute story. :) Congratulations and best wishes for many many more years of happiness. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 That's sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Congratulations! How cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applethyme Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Congratulations! What a great story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Happy Anniversary! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I want more details! Did he really think he was going on a blind date? And then you showed up instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpyTheFrog Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I agree. More details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 So want to hear that story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMom Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 So....if you really want details... We had worked together for about two years at that point and been partners for about a year. At the company we were working for at the time, you pretty much had a specific partner with whom you shared a schedule working 24 hours shifts, and it was the two of you fifty hours a week in the station together. Coincidentally, I had actually roomed with his sister at college seven years prior for a semester, but we weren't really friends and hadn't kept in touch. I vaguely remembered meeting him back then when I was 20, and thinking he was rather rude. He hadn't had a girlfriend in years. He spent his time at his church, volunteering with the fire department he was in, and working. That was it. He said he didn't have time for a girlfriend, but honestly he is just someone who gets content with his life the way it is and doesn't consider change. I was madly in love with him, but I also knew he would be completely turned off if I hinted or flirted or asked him out, so I didn't. He claims he had no idea I was interested, despite basically living together at the station fifty hours a week for a year. I believe him; he's just clueless that way. One day he casually mentioned that his best friend's grandmother was setting him up on a blind date with someone in her church. I was not happy with this, and told him that if he was interested in dating, then he should let someone who knew him in and out(and knew how he snored through the paper thin walls in the station bunkrooms, and how he never wanted mayo on his sandwich, and all his annoying habits) set him up, since that person would be better able to pick someone he'd be compatible with. He agreed, and I told him I had a girl in mind for him. I called him the next day and said she would meet him at the mall the next week at and gave him the time and place. He actually agreed that he would be there, which surprised me. He asked me a few questions about her and asked for a picture, but I said I didn't have one. He asked generic questions like what she did for a living and stuff like that, but never asked her name. I told him complete lies. :lol: At the appropriate day and time, I showed up at the mall, and he laughed. He handed me the flowers he had brought, paid for my dinner, and the next week came to my sister's wedding with me. While dancing, he said, "You know, we should do this." And I said, "What, dance?" And he said, "No, get married."And five months later, we did. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Congratulations and thanks for sharing such a great story! :party: :party: :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 How wonderfully romantic and heart-warming! Thank you so much for sharing your story! :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernal Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Awwwww MedicMom! Your post has brought me out of lurkdom. This is my first post! So Happy Anniversary! I'm a former medic mama. I worked with the part timer once a week. That was 12 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I love it!!!! Thanks so much for sharing your sweet story, MedicMom! Happy anniversary to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 awe, that is such a GREAT story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 *sniff sniff* I always cry at wedding stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 That's so meet cute. I feel like you should write a rom com script. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMom Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 It's not the most romantic story, but it's mine and I'm rather fond of it. Someday though I will have to figure out how to tell my children that Mommy and Daddy went from first date to married in five months. Except we were waaay past the getting to know you stage. I already knew how badly his socks smelled when he took his boots off. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I love that story!!!!! Happy Anniversary! Elise in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Hey, we got married pretty quickly too. We'd known one another for ten years, both came home from college over the summer and ran into each other, and we were engaged less than a month later. :D And it's now been nearly 18 years. So it can work out!! I love your story!! Congrats on your anniversary!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 That's an amazing story! Congratulations!! Were you at all afraid of what would happen if he didn't feel the same? Afraid of what would happen to the working relationship? Just super curious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Awww! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 That is so cute! Congratulations!!! :hurray: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 That's fabulous! It would have been sooooooo awkward if it didn't work out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in IN Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 That is a great story! Happy anniversary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Awwwwwww. What a sweet story! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 LOVE your story. :001_wub: So romantic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitofthewomb Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Love love this story!! Thanks for sharing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 That's an awesome "complete" story - thanks a ton for sharing! I really enjoyed reading it this morning - and continue to wish you all the best with your lives together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I love that story. Absolutely love it! Congratulations on your anniversary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Congratulations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 What a great story! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 This is a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing. :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMom Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 That's an amazing story! Congratulations!! Were you at all afraid of what would happen if he didn't feel the same? Afraid of what would happen to the working relationship? Just super curious! Yes. I knew him enough to know that a woman pursuing him would be a major turn off, and he is generally clueless in the area of romance anyway, so I was just hoping that he was interested and and it wouldn't be too weird afterward. We were close friends and I was really afraid I was going to ruin that. He now claims he had been giving me signals that he was interested for months, but for the life of me I still can't figure out what they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Yes. I knew him enough to know that a woman pursuing him would be a major turn off, and he is generally clueless in the area of romance anyway, so I was just hoping that he was interested and and it wouldn't be too weird afterward. We were close friends and I was really afraid I was going to ruin that. He now claims he had been giving me signals that he was interested for months, but for the life of me I still can't figure out what they were. This seriously made me :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 At the appropriate day and time, I showed up at the mall, and he laughed. He handed me the flowers he had brought, paid for my dinner, and the next week came to my sister's wedding with me. While dancing, he said, "You know, we should do this." And I said, "What, dance?" And he said, "No, get married." And five months later, we did. :-) *swoon* I agree that it sounds like a rom-com script! That took some serious nerve on your part--good for you for being so bold! What a fantastic story, thank you for sharing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewber Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Love this story!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Great story. Congrats! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Awww! Love it! That's a fantastic story! DH and I got married rather quickly too, but we also knew each other before dating. Once we started dating we were talking marriage within a few weeks. He's still the best thing that ever happened to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minli Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Congratulations and may you enjoy many years together!!! Do you have a 'secret' recipe for such a fantastic marriage? It is so encouraging to hear about successful couples! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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