Online to Real-life Relationship Stories Wanted...

I met my hubby almost 8 years ago on match.com. We immediately clicked (must have been that box of chocolates he brought me, lol) and 5 months later we got married. We have 3 fantastic daughters and I can't imagine my life without him. He makes me laugh, lets me be emotional, have deep intellectual discussions, shares a love of music and he helps out with everything. I love being able to make a history with him.....and he still makes me laugh so hard that I pee my pants, lol.

And to think I almost didn't answer his response to my ad because he looked 'too nice'!!!! What a mistake that would have been!!

I met my husband almost 10 years ago via Match.com. I wasn't extremely attracted to him physically when we first met, but the intellectual bond and similar backgrounds, ideas, religious and politcal views way outwayed that initially. Rather that giving up because that 'instant electricity' wasn't there, we grew together and worked at it and I think we are stronger than other couples we know. good luck to you.

I met my husband in a Yahoo game room. My RL friends and I met in that room every night to chat and play the game. It was 9-13-01. It had been a long horrible day. My divorce was final that morning (YAY!) and I was still trying to figure out where family and friends were in NY. My daughter had been cranky all day and the babysitter kept calling me at work. I had to let 6 team members go and wasn't sure how many more would be leaving or if I'd even have a job. I was mad at the world.

So I log in ready to decompress and here's this total stranger who joined in on the chat. My friends asked me what was going on and I started talking about how hard it was being a single parent...and this guy chimes in acting like he had some clue...

That was my hubby. He had custody of his two children and the ex was barely in and mainly out of their lives. He didn't get child support, same as me. He was military and was having issues with child care because he got caught on base when 9-11 happened and wasn't allowed to leave. His babysitter didn't want the responsibility of two children plus hers. We ended up chatting the night away and exchanged email addresses. The next day I woke up and there was an email from him saying he enjoyed our chat.

That night I had a gig at a bar and didn't log in. I got home and there was an email saying he was sorry he missed me. I emailed him back and said I wished I could have chatted with him too and asked about the kids.

Six months later we were married. He is unlike any man I've ever dated or wanted to be with. He is kind and gentle. He is sweet, but he doesn't take any sh*t from me. He is the best husband and father I could have ever asked for. He adopted my daughter in Sept. '10 and I adopted his two May '11. We are now one big happy family and will be celebrating our 10 year anniversary in April '12.

ETA: Ok, I must have still been typing this when Robyn posted hers. I wonder how many people have met in Yahoo chat rooms? ;)

My mom's best friend met a man online. They communicated for a long time (I don't remember how long) and then he came to visit her (he lived in another state). At the end of that visit they ended up getting engaged and married not long after that. They have been happily married for years now. In fact she is happier then she ever was with her first husband. They live on his beautiful horse ranch and run it together. My mom and their circle of friends were very skeptical of him when the friend starting talking online with him and thought she was getting duped (she was/is fairly wealthy) and that his stories of his ranch were lies and so on. They were all happily surprised when every drop turned out to be true. My mom's friend said part of what made it successful was they communicated with each other first online. They were able to really get honest and open with each other without the inhibitions of being face to face with the other person. She said she knew who he was before she was ever face to face with him. Oh and my mom says every year when the couple comes to visit that they are like newlyweds. :)
Good luck to you!

I think I win this one LOL My husband and I met online 21 years ago. We moved in together 20 years ago and will celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary in Sept. We have 3 children together, ages 18, 16 and 13, have had MANY ups and downs together but are still together with no immediate plans to change that. (There are days he pushes living tho LOL).

Do I get a prize? LOL

I met my husband online in 2008. We were friends online and talked often about our lives, dreams, troubles, and hobbies. We met face to face in 2009, when we were both going through really nasty divorces. We were instantly attached at the hip. We share a spirit and love for life that is the most real thing I have ever felt. He really is amazing! We got married December 18th, 2010 and I can't wait to see where life takes up.

I had met a few people off line prior to meeting with my husband and they were all a mess...So much baggage, weird habits, or only after sex. ALWAYS MEET IN A PUBLIC PLACE! I can not stress that enough. Love is great, but being alive is better.

I didn't meet my husband online...but close, I met his best friend. 13 years ago I chatted in DFW AOL.com chat room with a couple of his friends. His best friend seemed like a really nice guy, we ran in similar circles/places (we were 20 at the time) and had things in common, so we decided to meet. He met me at work and we went out with a group of my friends/co-workers. We went out several times but figured out we were good as friends but not compatible as a couple, so we remained friends. A couple months later he introduced me to his best friend and the rest is history. He is a wonderful husband and father. We have been together 13 years, will celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary in Sept and have two awesome boys an 8 and 2 yr old together. So I think the internet played a big part.

I guess this could count... my husband and I were technically Myspace friends before we ever met... and now we're married ;)

My aunt uses the plentyoffish website and has real life dated around with some of those guys when she finds the time... she has fun with it. I don't think she's looking for anything serious, but she's made some really good friends and like I said, she's had fun with it! Anything is possible :)

A woman I babysat for met her husband on line. AND they had two children and lived happily ever after.
My little sister had a boyfriend from Canada she met online and eventually met him, they were together a long time.

I met my hubby through eharmony. I knew the moment I saw him it was wierd I had never felt that before. we have been together going on six years and just cele. our 4 yr anni. we also have a 2 yo dd. life is good. gl

I met my husband on match.com and we've been married for five years! I did think I found a guy I could date on several occasions but once we met in person it fizzled out.

I met my husband through a friend, but we both lived in different cities so we were online or on the phone for awhile. We've been married 6 years this year.

I met my husband in an AOL chatroom 12 years ago, probably were one of the first people to meet this way! He lived in the USA, I lived in the UK, which made it very hard.
When I saw his picture I really wanted to meet him, he was so handsome! And when I met him, I just loved him so much.
We met 6 times before we got married, and to be honest that is when the problems started for us - For you this probably won't be an issue, but for us, one of us had to move to a different country and leave everything behind. For us it was my husband who moved, and this sent him into a deep spiral of depression, which lasted about 4 years. He was never the same man that I fist met again. We still have a very strained relationship, but we keep trying.
We still have chemistry though, I still fancy him!
I think for you, this is a good thing - you are evidently from the same area, could be the start of something fantastic!

I met my hubby in a Yahoo chat room 13 years ago. Our connection was completely and thoroughly amazing. The good thing is that you talk about all sorts of things before you do anything physical. Funny thing about us was that we were purely and strictly friends to start with and we eventually discovered that we had this deep connection. He loves me in the way that my little girl self used to always dream was the ideal man. He's not perfect, and neither am I but we are perfect for each other!

I met my husband on an online dating site back in 1998. It was still so new and almost taboo then. we talked online for about 5 months before actually meeting face to face. When we did meet there was a ton of chemistry but our timing was really off. I was looking to get into a serious relationship and he just got out of one so was looking more for casual dating. We went on three dates and then kind of went our separate ways, dating other people. We kept in causal email contact. Two years later he asked me to meet him for lunch, we were engaged a year later. We have now been married for almost 9 years and have 2 kids with another on the way. We have a great marriage, with the typical ups and downs, but we are definately in it for the long haul!! Good Luck on your adventure!

You will know within 5 minutes of meeting him...

My son and his wife met on line I am not sure which site but they have been married for about 6 years and they have one child my Grandson, he will turn 4 in October. They are very much in love and very happy. He is a music teacher for Junior High and she works at the local college in one of the offices. It is working out great for them. Since you know someone that knows him personally it sounds like a safe situation. Good luck I hope it all works out for you.

My good friend met her husband on-line. He was stationed in Iraq at the time, and they would email back and forth. Now they have been married for two years, and have a boy.

two of my friends met their spouses online. one was more than 11 yrs ago. The other just got married a few yrs ago.