How your dad met your mother?
By chiwasaki
@chiwasaki (4694)
Philippines
February 28, 2012 7:41pm CST
I previously had a discussion about the series 'How I Met your Mother?'. I am just curious how your dad met your mother? In my case, my dad is my grand father's best friend. Yes, my dad is roughly twenty years older than my mom. Funny story, my mom when he was a kid hates my dad because he always visits their house. To make the story short, they fell in love and the rest is history. Can you share your story how your parents met?
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@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
29 Feb 12
That's cute. Me, my dad had a bestfriend who was dating a girl who was the cousin of my mother. So when dad's bestfriend dated my mom's cousin, she would only be allowed by her parents if they had escorts. And so, during those dates, my dad's bestfriend would bring my dad, and my mom's cousin would bring my mom. Well, that's how it was told to me. And, guess what? My aunt also married my dad's friend. So, until now, they are all still good friends.
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@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Hi gloryacam! Is it a double wedding? That is good if they are friends up to now. I'm sure if one couple encounter a lover's quarrel, the other couple will be ready to support them. They will surely help each other out in times of trouble.
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Well, my aunt and uncle married ahead of my mum and dad. Maybe because they're younger.
@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
29 Feb 12
My dad was working his way through college, yes, he had the GI bill, but that didn't cover all his costs.
So, he was working in the kitchen/dining facility of my mom's dorm. He saw her across a crowded room and said, to himself, "That's the girl I'm going to marry."
But first he had to meet her.
He and his best friend went on a double date, he with mom's friend and his friend with mom. But they went back together and were engaged by the end of the month.
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@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
29 Feb 12
Awww, that's sweet! It feels great when you suddenly feel that thought. I also had an aunt who thought, the moment she met the guy she eventually married, "this is the guy I'm going to marry". I thought then, that things like those don't really happen. But, well, they do! Wow, and if you read my parents' story, it's the same - my dad double dated with his bestfriend (although in their case they started as "escorts" of his friend and my aunt who was my mom's bestfriend, too).
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@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Hi ElicBxn! That is so sweet! I don't know but I believe in love at first sight. Somehow I believe that if you are meant for each other, there wil be a spark the moment you laid your eyes on that person. Whenever I hear love stories, the feeling is so great.
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
29 Feb 12
through a church youth event and of course, they were dating others at the time. funnily enough though, my dad's car ran out of gas on their first date and he had no money! so my mom had to pay for the gas! its so funny because most people would not have given the guy a second chance!
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@oindy54 (3445)
• India
29 Feb 12
Well this is certainly a very interesting discussion.My dad and mon both used to attend the same college but belonged to two different years.They had different subjects too.I heard they were introduced through common friends and though they were good friends in the beginning later their romance blossomed.With the consent of their parents who had initially opposed a love marriage,they got married in the year 1983 and ever since then they are together.Though they have minor fights at times,soon everything is resolved since they cannot stay without talking to each other.
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@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Hi oindy54! That is so sweet. I believe that the key to a wonderful relationship is communication. Whenever I have a quarrel with my boyfriend, after some time, we talked about it. We are honest to each other and eventually laughed when we discovered that the reason we fight is so lame.
@francesca5 (1344)
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29 Feb 12
my mother and father met at a dance. this was a time before discos and clubs, in the mid 50s, i think they were quite polite affairs, a descendant of the ball, i think, which is quite nice.
my father's brother also met his wife there, she was there with her family, including her parents.
in some ways i think they are the sort of social event that it would be quite nice to reinvent, as we could all dress up in posh dresses and go out without the same sort of pressure that there is in going to a club.
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@francesca5 (1344)
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29 Feb 12
my father's brother didn't met his wife at the same dance, it was a different one, one was in the south in brighton and the other right in the north in newcastle.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Hi francesca5! I think that is a romantic way to meet someone. I'm sure your dad thinks your mom is a princess during that time haha. That is very romantic, just like the love stories in the old movies.
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Feb 12
Not just that my parents marriage were arranged, but they were somewhat related. They had one grandfather who had 3 wives. My father was from the first wife, while my mother is from the second. So my grand mothers are half sisters who are also in-laws. I suppose we are blessed that everyone got along really well and my parents were married until my father passed away. And my mother is so devoted to my father that she never even considers to remarry since she became a widow over 20 years ago.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Hi sishy7! My mom is a widow for almost 10 years now and she did not remarry. I think she is still in love with my dad. She has some suitors but my mom thinks that she is already old to marry and just wants to concentrate her attention to me and to our dog.
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@AmbiePam (92711)
• United States
15 Mar 12
My parents met at church. My father came to visit the church my mom went to, also pastored by her father. My dad came for a visit and met my mom and that was that. He's four years older than she is. They got married pretty young. She was sixteen and he was twenty. They've now been married almost 35 years.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
29 Feb 12
I don't know all the details but I know they went to school together and was sort of a forbidden relationship. I suppose I am a forbidden fruit. They ended up divorcing and I was raised by my grandparents on my dad's side. I had a good childhood though. They went on to remarry and have other children but I don't think my dad ever got over my mother.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
29 Feb 12
My mom and my dad didn't have interesting story. They were match up by arranged marriage, which pretty common in my area. She only met him a few time before the marriage and that's only for the wedding preparation. Not to mention, she never met him alone. That arranged marriage last until my dad passed away.
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
29 Feb 12
Wow, at least the marriage lasted until the end even though it was an arranged marriage. Our customs before also included arranged marriages, but, by the time my parents were adults, they were allowed to choose. I remember that when my dad's younger sister was arranged to be married, she ran away. And she was glad she did not go through it because she eventually met the man she liked and they lived in Canada (my uncle is gone now).
@mrswhitfield (2044)
• Indonesia
29 Feb 12
same with my parent,,, they dont have interesting story. Well they were met at morning service at my aunti's church. There were no feeling between them. But my aunti likes my young dad and think that he can be a good husband her sister, and match him up with my young mom. And they do so till now, still live together, happy ever after :)
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
5 Mar 12
Well, both of my grandfathers fought in WWII and because of that they were able to become members of the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). They were both members of the same branch. Both of my sets of grandparents were friends and played bingo together on a nearly weekly basis. Because of the fact that my grandparents were friends, their kids did play together from time to time. My mother was about the same age as my Aunt Katie and she also knew all of my other aunts and uncles as well. When she got a little bit older she really got to know my father and the rest is history.
At one point my father simply thought of my mother as a snot-nosed brat, but they ended up having a very successful marriage that would still be thriving today if he had not passed away a little bit over 17 years ago.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
2 Mar 12
My father works in the province where my mother lives. He is staying in the second floor of my mother's parents' department store, where he rents a room from then.
Every time my father passes by the big picture of my mother , who was at that time studying in a far away city, he would say i would marry her.
And sure did, when she came home for a school vacation, she courted her. And after some time eloped.
My mother wasn't able to finish her pre-med course.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Hi jricky1! Haha I believe in destiny too. I also consider my dad as great and it is just sad that he passed away before I graduated in high school. But I'm still thankful to God that I met this wonderful father.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
29 Feb 12
My dad met my mom during his field work.The knew each other in a public transport vehicle and the rest is a long story.
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@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Hi ardoy0731! Me and my boyfriend met in the corner of a street. The place sounds very typical but we considered that place very magical. We even go back to that street corner and sometimes reminisce how we met. Our relationship is getting stronger and we are so excited about our 7th year anniversary.
@luisaR (452)
• Philippines
29 Feb 12
Well, some stories are not fairy tale or very romantic. My father met my mother in a club. She was a waitress. he is married...and the off springs suffered because of their irresponsible behaviors. So you can have a romantic fairy tale meet up just choose a single and available person ;-)
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@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Hi luisaR! I know some people who fell in love with a married person. The relationship is really complicated. Furthermore, there is no divorce here in our country and annulment process is so expensive. Their offspring suffers in result of this.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
29 Feb 12
Hi chiwasaki, both my dad and mom were from the same foreign countries during their teen, but from different provinces. They speak different dialets which they didn't understand from the very beginning They met and fell in love. Seemed that they were destined to met here and become life couple
Happy posting
@speedy1279 (2665)
• United States
29 Feb 12
My parents met in a roller skating rink when they were teenagers. My dad would chase my mom around the rink because my mom had no interest in him. Eventually my mom gave in and went out with him, got pregnant with my brother, and then got married. They have now been married for 38 years.
But the most ironic parts of the story is the fact that both my mom's parents and my dad's parents met in a roller skating rink. I was practically born with skates on my feet (been rollerskating since I could walk) and I too met my husband at a roller skating rink.
I guess you could say it runs in the family!!!
@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Feb 12
My mother would go down to the back waters of the Boise River to swim in the Summer. There was an entire crowd that went there. There were three brothers that frequented the place and my mom had a crush on the oldest. She ended up marrying the youngest of the three.
@miadsoriano (884)
• Philippines
29 Feb 12
My mother had a roommate in her college dorm, whose boyfriend worked under my dad in the hotel they used to work in. They were introduced to one another. Three months later, they got married.
@TheIrishClog (985)
• Ireland
29 Feb 12
I have no idea where my mum met my biological father, they divorced when I was very young.
We lived in Holland, where I was born. Mum met my stepfather in an Irish Pub in Holland. They married, he flung her over his shoulder and brought us back here to Ireland to take care of his parents, who were quite old and in need of help. They have since passed away, as have 22 years, but we're still here now!