Do Tell: How Did Your Parents Meet?

July 6, 2009

Whether they were set up by a mettlesome friend or collided at what they'd later call a "kegger," the story of how your parents met is unexpectedly endearing. Hearing how they once fidgeted on the shag carpet of a first date is as weird as it is comforting. So, tell us, how did yours go from strangers to mom and dad?

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3 years 32 weeks

My parents met quite young whilst working in a hospital. my mum was a newly trained midwife and my dad did part-time nursing/care assisting whilst at university :-)

Yogaforlife 3 years 40 weeks

my dad and mom met in highschool. She was a freshman and he was a senior. A few months later they ran away to WV to elope at the age of 16 (mom) and 18 (dad). The had my brother a few months later.

Daisy Doe 3 years 40 weeks

My parents met each other on the engagement party of their brother and sister! So we have a double family! Since my mother's brother is married to my dad's sister. It's pretty cool. They met when they were only 15, they are 52 now and still together, it's so lovely.

3 years 42 weeks

my grandparents' marriage was arranged and my mom and my dad met at college my mom used to dislike my dad, but somehow they got together haha

3 years 44 weeks

my mom and dad stopped next to eachother at a stop light,had the same cars.my dad said i like your car,my mom said different colors,they then sped off.and randomly saw eachother the next day at a club,my dad was with another girl and my mom asked him "when are you going to take that ugly broad home and hang out with me?" he took the women home and they were inseperable until they were divorced,thankfully : )

TheEnchantedOne 3 years 44 weeks

They met in college. My mom was friends with my dad's brother. When mom and friends went out, my dad started tagging along.. he had his brother as an excuse. LOL

3 years 45 weeks

my mom was a nurse in new york, my dad was in the airforce stationed in indiana...he was visiting his cousin in nyc and saw my mom in her nurses uniform walking down the street and stopped her and said "so you're a nurse?" HA! so original. it worked though. married now 42 years and still driving each other crazy...in a good way :)

vanitypot 3 years 45 weeks

LOL @ comment 34! mom and dad were classmates at a finance class back in college but mom didn't really notice dad at first.. but dad noticed her even if they were seated far apart.. then one day, mom was on the same bus *going home back to the countryside for the summer* with dad *road trip w/ friends* and he boldly grabbed the empty seat beside her and they started from there! :) dad then became mom's tutor on that shared finance subject since he was a math nerd and mom had trouble with numbers.. ;)

vanitypot 3 years 45 weeks

LOL @ comment 34!mom and dad were classmates at a finance class back in college but mom didn't really notice dad at first.. but dad noticed her even if they were seated far apart..then one day, mom was on the same bus *going home back to the countryside for the summer* with dad *road trip w/ friends* and he boldly grabbed the empty seat beside her and they started from there! :)dad then became mom's tutor on that shared finance subject since he was a math nerd and mom had trouble with numbers.. ;)

spicyaroma 3 years 45 weeks

*realise

spicyaroma 3 years 45 weeks

*realise

spicyaroma 3 years 45 weeks

They met on holiday in Spain back in 1987 :) Got married 4 years later- on Halloween and they didn't realies that 15 years later :ROTFL:

spicyaroma 3 years 45 weeks

They met on holiday in Spain back in 1987 :) Got married 4 years later- on Halloween and they didn't realies that 15 years later :ROTFL:

amandaaa 3 years 45 weeks

they met at a dog club...they loved pomeranians! when i was younger, we had 3. we now have 5 cats, 2 dogs and a bird. we've had more animals than that, believe it or not!

flyowsley 3 years 45 weeks

High School sweethearts. Still going strong.

brwneyedqtpie244 3 years 45 weeks

Blind date :]

brwneyedqtpie244 3 years 45 weeks

Blind date :]

3 years 45 weeks

My grandpa invited the new kid working on the farm to the rodeo, and insisted my mom show up too. My mom was there under duress (too "good" for the rodeo) until grandpa left her there with the new boy. They've been together 33 years!

infusedwithspice 3 years 45 weeks

I love reading all of these cool stories . . . so unique! My mom's a nurse, my dad was working his way through college as the hospital janitor. She called him to clean up a bed pan and some kid who vomited and he asked her out after . . . ah, romance!

infusedwithspice 3 years 45 weeks

I love reading all of these cool stories . . . so unique!My mom's a nurse, my dad was working his way through college as the hospital janitor. She called him to clean up a bed pan and some kid who vomited and he asked her out after . . . ah, romance!

3 years 45 weeks

My mum was sitting at the table next to my dad's table at a ball - she overheard him saying something pretty sexistic, turned around and slapped him in the face. Must have been love at first sight.

3 years 45 weeks

My parents met at Taco Mayo. and my grandparents met at a little diner called Hamburger King. so basically I'm destined to meet my soul mate at an eating establishment.

smouri 3 years 45 weeks

My parents actually meet on their first day of school when they were six years old. They were in the same class for the next 8 years, and were friends and hanging around with the same people. They never dated during this time, and went out into the world after high school as an au pair and exchange student. But when they were in their twenties they meet up with a bunch of other friends playing badminton, and feel in love... And now they have been married for 35 years! Its funny hearing about their childhood, because they knew a lot of the same people. So same situations, but different perception of things that happened.

c4rolin3 3 years 45 weeks

this is a great post! some lovely stories.my mum threw and new years party and invited a guy she liked... he never showed. when she asked where he was someone told her he was at my dad's house. to which she replied "who the hell is ****".a year on, her and a group of friends went to watch a rugby match at murrayfield, there was a huge hokey kokey outside the grounds, they literally bumped into one and other, and began talking. they've now been married for nearly 40 years.

c4rolin3 3 years 45 weeks

this is a great post! some lovely stories. my mum threw and new years party and invited a guy she liked... he never showed. when she asked where he was someone told her he was at my dad's house. to which she replied "who the hell is ****". a year on, her and a group of friends went to watch a rugby match at murrayfield, there was a huge hokey kokey outside the grounds, they literally bumped into one and other, and began talking. they've now been married for nearly 40 years.

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