Arielle & Jonathan | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Studying abroad in Tel Aviv, Jonathan and I lived in the same dorm building and were in the same program…
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Aviva & Morrie | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
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.
Joann & Christopher | il Tulipano | Cedar Grove, NJ
Chris and I met at Rutgers Law School, but our first date was after we both graduated. We dated for three years before Chris proposed…
Lianna & Joshua | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
Josh and I met when I was living in Vermont. He invited me over for a home-cooked meal, and after an amazing duck dinner we spent hours talking…
Erin & Michael | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
Mike and I met at our mutual friend’s Super Bowl party. He was a junior at a local all-boys school and I was a sophomore at a local all-girls school. It took a long time for him to convince me to go on a date…
Jane & Brian | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
Brian and I met eight years ago when he was catering one of my family’s parties. He was chatting with my grandma when she called me to come sit with her…
Danielle & Eric | Maritime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
Eric and I met through mutual friends. I assumed he wasn’t interested, because after meeting a few times he neer asked for my number. But I was wrong and …
Katie & Steve | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
Steve and I met during our first week of college at Cornell …
Jacqueline & Aaron | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
I met Aaron at St. George’s University in West Indies, Grenada, in a study hall where we would steal glances at each other and smile coyly…
Jenna Rae & David | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
David and I met while working at a beauty company in Manhattan. At the annual holiday party, we connected instantly…
Brielle & Stephen | The Terrace | Paramus, NJ
Stephen and I have known each other our entire lives. We grew up in the same town where his family owned the local bar…
Amanda & Stefano | Glen Island Harbour Club | N. Rochelle, NY
Stefano and I met working at Glen Island Harbour Club during our senior year of college. He was a bartender and I was a bridal attendant. The first time …
Krystal & Vincent | Maritime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
Our love began with a solid friendship. Vinny made me laugh, and his humor remains one of his most endearing qualities.He proposed three years after we met.
Karen & James | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
For three years, Jamie worked about a mile from where I lived, but we didn’t cross paths until connecting on Bumble. After a few weeks of chatting, we had our first date at a restaurant in midtown Manhattan…
Greta & Grzegorz | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Grzegorz and I met through our friends at a pool party about 12 years ago. Since day one we had an instant attraction. We were friends for years and had so much in common. We always knew one day we would be together.
Nicole & Thomas | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
Tom and I knew each other but hadn’t seen each other in almost 18 years. Thanks to Tom’s persistence, our first date was at Thom Thom Steak and Seafood …
Carla & Steven | Château Grande Hotel | East Brunswick, NJ
All it took was five seconds for our lives to change forever. I was hurrying along 56th Street in Midtown when a man across the street caught my attention.
Cali & Michael | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
Mike and I met in college through mutual friends and shared classes. After a year of getting to know each other, we realized we should be together.
Dana & Brant | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
When Brant first discovered my online dating profile on OK Cupid, we were only 10 percent compatible. So he spent the entire next day answering compatibility questions, and when he reached 97 percent …
Samantha & Francis | il Tulipano | Cedar Grove, NJ
Frank and I met at Seton Hall University. After being friends for about a year, I finally kissed him during Memorial Day weekend …
Amy & Matthew | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
Matthew and I met at a bar down the shore in the summer. We frequently went to the same places every weekend and were bound to meet at some point…
Yael & DJ | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
DJ and I were set up by good friends. We were both at their wedding but didn’t meet each other until our “blind date.”
Alexandra & Paul | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Paul and I met in the fall on a blind date his cousin set up. She gave Paul my number and he invited me to dinner at Benito One in Little Italy…
Linda & Christopher | il Tulipano | Cedar Grove, NJ
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…
Nicole & Eric | Felina Restaurant & Events | Ridgewood, NJ
Eric and I met on Bumble. We texted for a few weeks before meeting at a brewery for our first date. There was something about him that made me feel at home.
Gila & Ari | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Ari and I saw each other on a dating app. We met the next day at a wine bar on the Upper West Side. It was while sipping our first glass of wine that Ari mentioned he was a rabbi living in the suburbs…
Debra & Tal | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Tal and I were high school sweethearts. We met in 11th grade and went on a date to Starbucks, where he bought me a reusable coffee mug that I still have…
Megan & Kenny | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
I’ve known Kenny since the sixth grade. We sat next to each other and were always friends. High school ended and a couple years later we reconnected…
Kristin & Frank | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Frank and I met in high school after I moved and transferred to Dobbs Ferry. It didn’t take long for us to start dating.
Jaclyn & Nadav | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
I met Nadav at his best friend Justin’s birthday party in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district …
Crystal & Akil | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
Akil and I met when we were both students at Howard University. Being new to the D.C. area, I was missing my family’s Guyanese cooking…
Nicole & Gregory | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
We both started working at the same place and eventually I realized how patient, helpful, and kind he was so I agreed to go on a date with him and …
Ankita & Deep | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
My first date with Deep was in a small lounge in Morristown. We met for drinks and had a casual night with fun, easy conversation.