What was it that attracted you to your fiancee? or not

@O&S, congrats

We met at a picnic for our Fraternity/Sorority...I thought he was cute, but not sure how old he was since I am "older" in that particular crowd...luckily we are only a year and a half a part!!!

Mind you, we didn't do much by say hi the first time....it took us 2 years and 3 times bumping into each other at events for him to ask for my number....and then he wasted NO TIME!!!!

After we met, I fell in love with his willingness to love my crazy self for just me and not ask for not a thing more...

He's my Prince Charming!

We were in the same group of friends in college and I thought for a few years that he would make a great husband for some lucky girl. Then, one day I had an 'aha' moment and thought 'wait, why couldn't that be me' and the more I thought about it, I thought it could definitely work. Thankfully, about the same time he was coming to the same conclusion and asked me out a few months later. Two months married and we still think we're perfect for each other. Not perfect people--just perfect for each other! =)

FH and I met through mutual friends. I have to say the first few times we met I kept re-introducing myself because he just didn't stick in my brain for some reason. LOL, then we were at a party together, and things just kinda happened. I was in denial about how much I liked him after that for a long time, and he knew it, so he told me he was going to win me over, and sent me flowers &/or chocolate every month for a year. How can you say no to a guy like that? I couldn't love him more for pursuing me.

We met online as well... he "poked" me or whatever its called.. I liked his profile and thought he was a hottie So I contacted him, and we had several phone conversations, that made us get closer each time, realizing we had so much common (the important things mostly like family values/religion, how we view life), sure we still have different likes, but thats okay.

Once we finally met (it was only a month, but seemed like months...), it just felt "right".

Met online too. We had 90% match, so I didn't email him because any guy that I had 90% match with, were not nice. So he saw that I looked at his profile, so he emailed me. First date was a week later and we have been together ever since. Totally love at first sight. He was so sweet, kind, caring and shy. It was so cute. One month later we were engaged and getting married after 2 1/2 year engagement.

My fh was notorious at one of the goth/industrial clubs, he's damn cute and hes outspoken so he intimidated me. our second date was awful, he was being an arrogant bastard...but when he realized that that attitude didnt fly with me, he straightened up and its been wonderful ever since

We met at work. He was new and working on my floor and a bunch of the old hens on dayshift told me there is a new guy working and he's my age and I should go check him out. First impression...he was cute but totally not my type. I always went for the bad boys and he definitely wasn't. But like OP, I realized the guys I've dated in the last never really worked out and we started talking a lot at work, then outside of work and now we are getting married! I loved how he could carry on an intelligent conversation and I loved his smile.

We were set up on a blind date by mutual friends when we were 18. First impression? He had a white guy fro and drove a gold volvo.... it wasn't a good impression. Lol! Second impression almost a year later? Totally fell head over heels for him.

I went to Oona River (small community where I am getting married) with my bestfriend.. and after a few days of being there my friend was like ' My brothers coming out with a friend, we need to go and pick them up at the dock'.. so we drove down *I was pretty darn intoxicated but remember it all haha * I see my friends brother and this hotty walking down the dock and i was like 'OMG CINDY YOU DIDNT TELL ME YOUR BROTHERS FRIEND WAS HOT!!* and then FH gets into the car and says ' Cindy whos your friend?," and i turned around told him my name and he just looked at me and was like 'Wow-za hey beautiful blue eyes' hahahah. And He has had my heart ever since. His green eyes are so amazing, his personality is amazing . I love him. He is my other half.

First time we met he was bearded and dirty from work and i felt butterflies

for 2 years we were just friends in the group of other friends, but we'd stay up after parties and talk about life, we grew up very similar and we understood each other. it was nice.

first time we kissed, it just felt different than any other kiss

We met online. He wasn't really my type, but seemed intelligent and I had decided that my "type" had resulted in a divorce and another broken heart after that. We met for dinner and on my end there wasn't an immediate attraction and just enough interest to think that if he asked, I'd see him again and just kinda see where it went. Well, it was a week night and my babysitter was at my house with her daughter so I was kinda anxious to get home and relive her, I was worried about her daughter being up too late. I found out later that he took it that I wasn't at all interested and wasn't going to ask for a second date but as he walked away from my car I told him to text me when he got home. He was surprised and said that he probably wouldn't have ever contacted me because he was convinced I didn't like him and kinda had his ego bruised. We had to wait 2 and a half weeks for our second date because of work and kid schedules, but we text or talked daily. I liked him more by the 2nd date but still wasn't sure. After a very lovely evening we got home to find my 14 year old cat literally dying. He drove me to the emergency vet and stayed with me while I put my cat down. I knew he was a good guy at that point. We've had some ups and downs and spent 3 months apart, but in my gut I knew we were supposed to be together. I've never felt more loved, more accepted, more safe and secure or beautiful in a relationship as I do with him.

I was attracted to my FH at first because he is so super gorgeous, intelligent, and very well-mannered. He's one of the few younger men that I think can pull off facial hair, including a mustache! We worked in the same store - I was a florist, and he would often drive us on our wedding deliveries, so we got to know each other during those trips. I thought he was funny, outgoing, attentive, etc. I started making it known that I was into him, and well, the rest is history! <3

We met at work. And, I'll be honest, it definitely wasn't love at first sight. I thought he was cocky and conceited. I don't really enjoy talking to people and he came up to me and gave me a line. I don't really remember what it was, but I think he was telling me to hurry up at the computer or trying to teach me how to do something, but kind of in a show-offy way and I turned to him and said, "Why are you talking to me? I don't even know you."

I guess he took that as a challenge and pursued me from there.

I don't know. I don't think I have a type but everyone says I do. Kind of artsy, definitely more laid back them me, and super charming.

I think what drew me to him is his old school "swag" (God, I hate that word). He reminds me of what bad boys USED to be. There's a part in my wedding video where the cameraman catches him rubbing his hands together, checking his watch, and licking his lips and I just melt. I swear I'm looking at Denzel Washington.

Met Friday night for drinks. I don't drink, we shut down the bar. Talked on his tailgate for hours. He invited me over, I declined. He insisted on taking me out to dinner the next night. Brought my dog to his house that evening, never slept at my place again.

Everything attracted me.

Wow Robin! Mine is so similar! I met him one night and my friend started conversation with him and embarrassed me bit b/c I was not at all interested in him but whatever. I thought I would never see him again and then 2 days later my friend was begging me to go on this date with her and telling me that the kid couldn't come out unless she brought a friend for his friend b/c he was hanging out with him as they hadn't seen each other in awhile and I agreed (it took a lot of begging on her end) and when we got to the date it was the kid from the other night. I was like seriously !?!? haha so I was polite and talked to him and whatever and we really hit it off. He was so smart and so sweet and I kept thinking wow this kid is so not my type but then I realized that I had dated some serious jerk-o's so I gave it a shot and later found out that him, his friend, and my friend were setting me up by telling me that she needed to take a friend with her on this date b/c he really wanted to meet me LOL. It was so not love at first sight but after spending one evening with him, I knew something was different about this one!

I first met DH in highschool-- my best friend was making googly eyes at his best friend. Honestly, when I first met him, I didn't pay any attention-- I didn't think I liked the 'geeky type'-- I thought I wanted to go out with the drama types-- and I thought his friend was cuter. Well, skipping a very long, embarrassing story, we started dating *abruptly*, and suddenly I found I just adore the geeky type-- I love the dependability, the humor (at least *my* geek!), and it has been *years* since I've considered DH the hottest guy around. We're still friends with his old HS friend, but I no longer think he's cuter than DH.

We met on the ferries; I was working and he was a passenger. He was with a friend that I also knew, so I chatted a bit with him and his friend briefly on the sailing. I was initially attracted to him physically since we didn't talk too much, but I didn't expect to see him again. Luckily he asked the mutual friend to get my contact information, and we went on a double date with this mutual friend and one of my girlfriends.Following that date we talked until about 5am in the morning, just laughing and goofing around. Once I knew him I was attracted to the way that he made me feel so comfortable both with him and with myself, the way that we laughed together, the conversations we have, and that we both encourage each other to try new things. We've been together ever since that first date.

I met FH through my BIL. I was engaged to my ex and he was dating someone so there was no attraction at all when we first met. It took us 11 years before we started dating. A lot of my friends would always say "You and Americo would make a cute couple. Why don't you go out?"

So when we finally started dating a lot of people were like "It's about time!"

I think what started the attraction for him was his quirkiness and how random he can be.

We met online and we started texting. I was living in Illinois at the time and he was in Nebraska. I was getting ready to move back to Nebraska (I grew up here) so that wasn't a big deal. Shortly after I got here we met for drinks. We're both kind of quiet so we were both worried that we'd have nothing to talk about. We ended up talking for 2 hours. When we went outside he kissed me and it was literally the best kiss of my life. We had quite a bit in common and the physical attraction was definitely there. I've always had a thing for guys with nice arms and I fell in love with his. A couple weeks after we met there was some drama and he came to see me and I was all upset and crying. I was leaning against him and he lifted my face up and kissed my eyes. I'm pretty sure I fell in love with him at that moment.

The funny thing is that I had an age limit before I met him. He never told me how old he was and I never asked because he doesn't look anywhere close to his age. I found out later that he was over that age limit, but by that point I didn't care anymore. We still have a running joke that if I would have known how old he was that I never would have talked to him. I'm so glad that I didn't know his age otherwise I wouldn't be with him now