Michelle & Paul | Glen Island Harbor Club | New Rochelle, NY
Michelle and I met at our crossfit gym. We saw each other about a year before our first date at an event and she incorrectly assumed I was dating someone.
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Michelle and I met at our crossfit gym. We saw each other about a year before our first date at an event and she incorrectly assumed I was dating someone.
We met through Tinder. We both went to the University of Delaware and grew up near each other in Westchester. We spoke for about six months before meeting.
Our friends tried to set us up, and on their second attempt we agreed. We only saw one photo of each other ahead of time and exchanged no words beforehand.
We met seven years ago when I was working at Dunkin’ Donuts. My friends were always visiting me and one day they had someone new with them, Greg.
Chris and I met on Bumble and soon had our first date. It actually wasn’t the best! Chris was so quiet, but the next day he was diagnosed with strep, so …
Julian and I met during the summer through mutual friends. On our first date, Julian picked me up on his motorcycle and we went for dinner and ice cream.
We were both invited to a mutual friend’s summer house in Belmar, NJ. When I arrived, Paul introduced himself and we hit it off immediately…
Our parents lived in Nutley, NJ and all went to the same high school. Years later, Anthony became best friends with my cousins and was considered part of the family…
Bryan and I met our first day of work and became good friends. After five years, he confessed (via voicenote!) that he wanted to be more than friends.
Chris and I met in school at Mt. Saint Mary College. He played on our soccer team and caught my eye on the field. Word got out to one of his friends and…
Chris and I connected online through a mutual friend. He was in his sixth year as a neurosurgeon and I was teaching violin to elementary school students…
Our love story begins in the parking lot of the County College of Morris. I was going to chemistry and he was up on the hill walking from soccer practice.
I had a college intern who went to school with Xiao. He asked me to come along with him one day, not expecting me to fall in love with Xiao, which I did!
Rob and I “met” many times since age nine but never got to know each other. Finally, at age 23, a mutual friend from high school invited us both over.
One of my good friends was dating one of Daniela’s good friends and we met each other on a night out in NYC. We hit it off and soon had our first date.
We worked together for a few years and one night after work we decided to grab drinks. After talking the night away we both knew this was something special.
Rob and I met in college. We shared an accounting class together during our freshman year. We had a crush on each other but didn’t realize it until …
I met Wayne at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver on my first travel nursing assignment in pre-COVID 2019. Whether fate or good luck, we were on the same unit.
Anthony and I met through mutual friends at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT, but did not start dating until junior year…
Blair and I met on a dating app and our first date was brunch at a popular spot in Boston. When we started dating, we worked a block away from each other.
Steve and I met at the gym shortly after I graduated from vet school. Our meeting was organic, following two months of staring and smiling, and the occasional snapshot of Steve working out to send to my girlfriends…
At the end of our 1st date, instead of me taking the subway again, Morrie walked me 30 blocks back to my sister’s apartment so we could talk the whole way.
Patrick and I met through a mutual friend. I ran into him and our friend in a favorite local bakery. I texted my friend to say Patrick was cute, and …
Ethan and I met six years ago. Our first date was at a local sports bar in the city. We realized we lived directly across the street from each other
DJ and I unknowingly lived within minutes of each other for years, yet it took an online dating app for our paths to finally cross after college, and …
Michael and I have known each other since kindergarten, and were friends through high sxhool and college. We’ve been together since we he asked me to a Yankees game.
John and I met the end of August, 2016 at a potluck for football players, cheerleaders, coaches and parents to kick off the football season.
We were on staff at a summer retreat for a few summers and finally realized we had strong feelings and made it official after a walk under the stars.
I was in my company’s cafeteria and saw a very handsome man. I sat by him but we did not talk. I had never seen the same person twice during lunch, but …
On our first date, we grabbed drinks at Bodega 88, a bar on the Upper West Side, where we checked off Michelle’s two favorites: margaritas and pickles.
Vinnie and I met in high school, in honors biology. We spent years flirting, but remained just friends…
Brian and I met when we were in high school. We went to different schools but had mutual friends and sometimes we would see each other at parties. Then …
Carol-Ann was my manager in the Medical ICU where I was a nurse. We agreed it was hard to meet someone. I went on a date with her son and that was that.
I was serving at my local church and Josue came by one day. I was welcoming people. A year later he asked me to have coffee and from there it just grew.
We met at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and were introduced by our close mutual friend, Carly Crist, who officiated our wedding.
My college roommate had the perfect guy for me, a friend from high school. Our friend groups collided, we all had a night out, and Steven asked me out.
Matt and I grew up with a lot of friends in common, but our paths crossed November 7, 2012, on social media. We had a lot in common and soon started dating.
Gavin and I met at the New England Conservatory in Boston. We were both studying music and met while working together at the school’s performance space.
Stephanie and I met in high school. We’ve been together ever since our first date at her favorite pizzeria. About 10 years later, we made it official!
Andrea and I went to high school together but didn’t start dating until after we graduated college…
Mariano and I knew of each other for some time before formally meeting. We were at a college party and he introduced himself.
I moved to CT in 2013 for a job opportunity and ecstatically met the love of my life. Dan and I met online and have been together ever since.