So lets share our stories about how we met our significant other.
What was your first impressions and thoughts of him/her?
What do you love most about them?


Oh, and I will go first.

We were 14 years old. My husband came to our high school as a "new kid." He was a year younger so I called him "my little freshman." About a week after noticing him he became my boyfriend.

My first impression was that he was HOT. And he had a really goofy walk. He was very pigeon-toed. lol

I love how he can seriously just crack me up with a facial expression, or by copying everything I say. Annoying, but SO funny.
And I love how every now and then he will say the sweetest things to me and make me tear up. He always does it at the most random times. Like out at lunch, or driving in the van.

Here's a short little post on how I basically meet the hubby:

http://www.apparelyzed.com/forums/index.ph...l=karenferguson

We just celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary this last June 21st.

My partner and i met while i was having a quiet night out. I hadn't been out for twelve years due to depression, was just sitting down with my drink when in he rolled. I said to my friend who's he? to which she replied oh thats shaun! you dont want to know him, he's in a chair and the world owe's him everything, but being the person i am i went up to the bar, not knowing what i was going to say.Then he looked at me and out came "God You'v Got Gorgeous Eyes" well it broke the ice. Everyone said that wouldn't work, but here we are almost nine years down the line and still goin strong.

No its not very exciting but it changed my life.

china

I met Dave in the 4th grade, he was the new kid at my grade school. We were both shy so never spoke to each other.
25 yrs later we were both at our class reunion and I somehow worked up the nerve to go up to him and ask him if he rembered me-- he looked up at me with the cutest grin and said " yes, you beat me in the 50 yard dash in the 5th grade and I still haven't gotten over it. We have been together ever since... (2 yrs.)

Emerson

Met Pauline 20 yrs ago in a hospital,I was a Ward Manager she was the Staff Nurse in the ward next to me,been married for 19yrs.

Met Pauline 20 yrs ago in a hospital,I was a Ward Manager she was the Staff Nurse in the ward next to me,been married for 19yrs.

I met Steven on Match.com! I made the first move which is so unlike me. I thought he was lying about being in a chair since some of the photos he had posted were him standing. Anyway, we met the next week and it was (no kidding) love at first sight! I had to go to Wal-Mart and while he was getting out of the van was I was staring at him and didn't notice the ramp coming out. It sliced my foot open about an two inches. We joke "love hurts". Now I have a scar to remind me of our first date. Even though I got a nasty cut, it was still the best date I ever went on.

Met my partner when I was a student nurse and he was living in the hospital (long story but had accident when 17, living away from home. No one knew what to do with him so he just stayed in the hospital for the next 10 years!!).

Anyway we hooked up for a bit then we split. Remained friends. I married, retrained as a lawyer and then my marriage ended and...well, the rest is history! We have known each other 27 years now.

Since getting back together 2 years ago he has had a stroke secondary to AD so life has been a bit tough. Currently he is in a spinal unit after going down for some rehab and ending up having to have his gall bladder out. Had a trip to ICU and was ventilated for a bit. One of the nurses asked him about "us" and he started by saying "we've known each other for 27 years...". She interrupted him and said, "Have you ever thought of getting married?" to which he replied, "She is. To someone else!". The nurse was lost for words...

I met my man from a mutual friend. He lived in northern California and I lived in Southern California and my friend thought we would be perfect for each other and she was right! He came down to visit friends and our "blind" date....Things got serious 2 months later and I moved up with him 4 months after that.....after just long distance dating! 10 years later we have 3 beautiful daughters and are more in love today then ever!

What I love the most about him is everything....he makes me laugh til I pee, he says the sweetest things...thinks I'm the hottest thing ever....even with all the extra baby weight! He is my best friend and loves me more than anyone ever has! I'd be lost without him! Oh and he's an amazing father, his girls adore him!

I was lying in my hospital bed feeling hung-over when this attractive nurse came to give me my morning meds; it was her first day on our ward.

Her first words to me were, "God, you look rough"!... What a great chat up line....

I explained I'd been down the pub celebrating my 22nd birthday and had drunk too much. She quickly replied, "Its my 23rd birthday next week". I asked what she had planned, "Nothing", she replied. Without even thinking, I asked if she fancied celebrating down the pub with me; she accepted and we had a great night drinking Champagne..

All that happened in August 1963 and we were married on July 25th 1964. We had 43 wonderful years together, so I'm glad she saw me looking so rough inside of looking like Brad Pitt....

Mike

Scribbler that picture is fantastic!

Jeremy and I met on whispers4u.com! I found it through a wheelchair basketball link and he found it through a link while looking for a new chair online! Pure coincidence. My profile never even had a picture on it ....

He made the first move, we chatted online for a while, called each other a lot, and within a month I had decided to go from Spain to Australia to visit him for Christmas. The next time I went over for a couple of months we got engaged...! I went over 3 times in total before I moved there. I stayed on Spain till the middle of this year working and stuff...but on the 28th of June this year I moved to Australia and on the 30th of August we will be married. It's been a tough long wait but oh so worth it. He's just the hottest ever and I cannot wait to be able to wake up looking into his gorgeous eyes for the rest of my life...



Monika

I too met my fiancee online over two years ago. We actually met on myspace after I had just gotten out of a 7 year relationship with a total jerk. He had a short description about how much he valued life and his family. I got the impression that he had been in some sort of accident but had no idea he was a quad. We had our first date on 6-6-6 which we still get a laugh about. We will be getting married this November in Costa Rica. He is the best thing that ever happened to me. We laugh non-stop and he is such a positive, happy person. I feel safer with him than anyone I have ever dated.

I met my bf in Sept. 2006 at our school-we are both teachers and he was new to the school. I remember seeing him in the halls and my first impression/thought being, "Whooo is THAT?" as he is quite attractive and its not usual to see attractive men at school! (haha sorry guys!) We are both very friendly and were talking regularly within days. He would stop and talk to me outside my classroom door almost every morning. We had so much in common and always made each other laugh. We were both in other relationships at the time, but I remember looking forward to his morning visits and getting that butterfly-in-the-stomach feeling right before. He has had a lot of med. problems and would miss several days of school and because we weren't close enough to discuss these issues, I didn't know but I remember feeling disappointed when my day didn't start with a chat with him. I'd check out the front windows sometimes to see if maybe he had just gotten there late for the chance to still say hi! It wasn't long before my friends, family, my then bf and I knew-I HAD A CRUSH! (Yes, the ex even accused me b/c apparently I spoke too often of my new friend...)

Anywho-we found ourselves both single this Fall. We both started "testing" the waters, inviting each other here or there, trying to get the chance to hang out outside of school. And we did get together but often with other people too. The last day of school before Christmas break, we went to a school happy hour and everyone left after an hour or two...we stayed for EIGHT. Finally alone and able to really talk, neither one of us wanted to go home. He made me laugh so much and I suspect I started falling in love that night. We went on a date a week later after I returned from the holidays with my family. The day after our date, he ended up going to the ER with a pressure sore that had developed a MRSA infection. He had two surgeries, the first on New Year's Eve He was in the hospital for 17 days, and bed rest for months. We talked all the time and I visited often. We had our first kiss in the hospital! It would break my heart to leave at the end of visiting hours and would often cry on the way to my car once safely outside the hospital. It made him sad too b/c I would not make it to my car before he sent me a sweet, sexy or just grateful txt message. Anyway, so one night when leaving the hospital, I couldn't hold back anymore and planted a lil kiss on him and hurried out. There is NO doubt either one of us will ever forget that night.

We've been together 8 months, although known each other for almost 2 yrs. but sometimes it feels like forever. I've never laughed so much or had so much fun with anyone if my life-yes, even when a lot of the time was on bedrest or restrictions of some kind. I love the way he makes me pee my pants and how much fun with have together, how loving and committed he is to all of his friends and family and now me. He makes me feel like the most special person in the world and I know I do make him feel that way too.

He is back on bedrest after an ishial flap surgery, and I miss him dearly. I had gotten very used to spending a lot of time together and mostly waking up next to each other. But I am optimistic and know he will be well again soon and look forward to all the memories we have yet to make!

I met Ayok at the hospital where a friend of mine worked. She thought I should meet him because he was quite interesting. Well, he was the most interesting person I had ever met. That day, we spoke non-stop for 4 hours. I went to see him 2 days later and after 1 week of non-stop visting for long hours, he asked me to be his girlfriend and we sealed the deal with a kiss.
Prior to meeting him, I had never met a quad.
I literally moved into the hospital with him and we had an 8 months hospital romance which worked out quite well.
He is the best thing that ever happened to me.
He went back home to nigeria last may, and ever since our love has grown stronger and we can not bear not speaking to each other for 1 day.
He'll be coming to Europe soon for rehab and I just can't wait to get my hands on him.

I met Alex on okcupid.com in October of last year. The first week we spent 30 hours (yes HOURS) on the phone. We met in person Thanksgiving weekend, and we've been head over heels ever since. We currently live 220 miles apart, but he's looking for a job closer to me so he can make the move ASAP.

I met my hunny when I was 12 years old (about). I must confess - he was my brother's best friend back then (they have since grown apart). Tall, dark and handsome - eyes that cut right through you I swear! I had a mad crush on him and hung around with my brother and him (much to my brother's dismay) as often as I could - LOL. He would pick on me (jokingly), tickle me and would often gang up on me with my brother - example: biking, they would like to crash or pretend to crash into me - lol. We would flirt A LOT back and forth. He asked my bro "permission" to go out with me steady and my bro told him that my parents didn't agree because he's too old for me (3 years difference - my parents say they never said anything like that - and I only found out recently that he wanted to go out with me back then).

A few years pass and my best friend came to me one day and said that she was in love with him and wanted to be with him. As a general rule and seeing that him and I were not getting together - I stepped aside. She never knew I ever liked him and kept it that way.

In 1997 - he had his accident and became paraplegic. We almost lost him.
In 2000 - we found out that my best friend had cancer and about a year left to live. They got engaged - but didn't marry
In 2001 - She past away - RIP xoxo - we were 20 years old <3

2001 - 2007: Lost contact with him and his family (long story short: I thought he was upset with me - which later turned out to be a HUGE misunderstanding). He went into SEVERE depression for approx 5 years? - I won't go into detail.

In 2007 - Met up with him on MSN - chatted and got together for a visit - which multiplied into several others. I invited him to a my staff party. He had never slow danced since his accident. I told him that we could practice the night before and if he was comfortable, then I would dance with him at the party. While practicing and him running over my toes and such - lol - I got some of those "old feelings". At the party we danced - kissed for the first time and fell in love with eachother.

It was hard at first (my best friend's history with him) and doubted what I was doing was right or not. I REALLY had a hard time. His family - my family and MANY other people encouraged us (ok me - he was ok with it more than I) and explaining that it wasn't wrong. His family told me that I "brought him back to life"? and that we were so much alike and that this is a VERY positive thing.

This is ABSOLUTELY - THE - best relationship I've ever had! We just look at eachother and know what the other is thinking - lol. He is definately everything I've ever wanted. I am a VERY lucky woman to be with him!

** I don't know how long I will keep this posted - it's pretty detailed and am worried that someone might recognize me - lol... I only say this because if I seek advice (personal) I would prefer to be annon.

A touching story Daffodil, which has a happy ending. Please don't delete the story, it may inspire someone else.

Take care and enjoy life as much as you can.

Mike

Daffodil, your story gave me little goosebumps. I really wouldn't delete it either. There are so many men on here who wonder if they will ever find love again. This really is a very inspirational story. =]

Hi. This is all very new to me but I'm learning a lot from my b/f and from this website. The first time I saw my b/f he was in a grocery store with his brother and I was very taken with his good looks...I was drawn to him. We happen to leave the store about the same time and I couldn't help myself...I approached him and gave him my name and phone number in hopes he would call. He called me a couple weeks later and now we've been seeing each other for a few weeks. He's been a para for about 5 years and I don't think he's really had someone care for him like I do because he keeps asking me, "Why did you want to give a crippled guy your phone number?" He doesn't understand yet that when I look at him, I see him, not the wheelchair. I hope to learn a lot more as I research SCI. Thank you for aiding me with this website.

moballoon

Hi moballon, my name is Meredith and I am also dating a paraplegic-we've known each other for almost 3 yrs now and have been dating for 8 months! (Full story up there!) I'm still learning myself (and so is my bf actually even though he's been paralyzed 14 yrs..) but feel free to message me anytime! I had to say hi b/c it sounds like we have a lot in common! Best wishes!

Please send me a side email...I would love to know how had your children...my boyfriend was told that he could not have anymore children and I am new to this whole situation...when I ask if we have to go in and get them he just looks a littlle crazy but never responds...please enlighten me...thanks...

Hi Everyone,

Although my 'partner' has been dead for a long time, I still often reminisce about how we met. The relationship i had with him is to this day the most significant of all my life. I met him when i was 16 (6 months before his accident). He was a wild child...rode a motorbike, partied very hard and generally mr cool - aloof and hard to get, but to me he was a God (as men seem when you're 16!) The night i met him he was flippant and distant and regarded me as a stupid little girl (oh, he was 23). So i just kept trying to get his attention and be with him.....finally as universe often does, he had the accident that gave me an opportunity to get his love and devotion....i like to think that the following 15 years were build on the love that developed out of something that i 'saw' a lot sooner than him.... To this day, the love that we shared has never been matched by anyone else. He has been dead 4 years now....I still feel that love and will for the rest of my life.....

The stuff i liked most about him, was his sarcastic sense of humour, his strength, pride and fighting spirit. I loved the connection we had and how he made it his business to keep me happy and always considered what was good for me.....he always tried to protect me (at one stage wanting to end our relationship saying i was too young to have to deal with his stuff)....I admired how he broke through his mental barriers to become the best version of himself he could...oh i could go on....i miss him still.....

Glor

Oh Glor, your story is so sweet. It got me choked up a little.

It was reading your post actually that got me writing about mine....you seem sooo happy and its wonderful to see happiness and trust build over time....you and your hubby seem to be kindered spirits in the way you love each other....i appreciate how much love and commitment that takes...on so many levels....its hard to find that twice in life....but i'm hopeful

Glor

The hubby I had at time of accident, May 31 05, was young, beautiful, and hard hearted, sigh. Three months after my accident, when it became apparent I weould not be going back to work anytime soon, and would not be contributing to pay my 50% of the bills, we parted, as he refused to even buy food- part of my half of expenses. He just ate at restaurants or friends, and I had to get foodboxes while he was buying 184 dollar nikes to send to his littlle brother in gambia. I kicked him to the curb.

I started a chatroom for BBW's, and on the very first day people wandered in. I already had some members from another site. One person introduced themselves as char and we talked some about my accident and my ex, etc. She was an amputee and transgendered and we just somehow clicked. After that, char would come in and sit next to me in the "room" and do little care giving tasks, ask how I was doing, small kindnesses. Always there, always concerned. Finally we really started talking a lot- like hours a day on phone and online. I was involved with an otgher room participant and had plane tickets to meet him. A couple weeks before the trip, he just disappearfed and I was left with round trip tickets to RaleighDurham NC. Char said she lived in Virginia and could come drive down to get me and help me with half the cost of motel room for the week. I agreed and she was so gentle and natural doing my care giving tasks that week and we bonded very closely. She took me to meet her parents and said- this is the woman I am going to spend my life with. Not only am I muslim but the fact that I am in a chair freaked them out, lol but we got past that. We both were in tears on the trip back to the airport. That was OCt 06.

In feb 07, she came to visit foir a 2 week trial run of moving in. Again she was so natural to me and we were so open to each otbher. I trusted her completely and her me. The three months until June were dreadful. Finally she moved cross country to Oregon in June 07 and we've been honeymooning ever since! The Pic is from our commitment ceremony, where, unfortunately, due to my family, she had to wear boy clothes. Click to view attachment

I met Armsway, formally, on Facebook.com. I had seen him around town maybe once or twice but we never had conversation. He sent me a message one day on the website, I responded, and we've been together ever since. My biggest regret is that I didn't initiate conversation that day I saw him in Wal-Mart a few years ago.

We are college sweethearts, we met in class last semester. The interesting part about it is that we are both in our 40's!

Met my ol' lady at a dog fight. We was rootin' fer the same dog and she was better lookin' than both. So I sez to myself, "Shit that's the broad fer me dadgummit"
Our dog won an' so did I. Gamest bitch I ever had. Great dog too.
E

this is only a humorous anecdote, staff does not promote the illegal act of dogfighting in any way.
but e-dog? who knows.

My b/f and I met on the dating site plenty of fish! It was fate I am sure!! I had dated a couple of guys from my local area with no luck so I did a wider area search of 25 miles and his was the first profile I saw! I really liked the look of him (how shallow! lol) but his profile pic was of him sitting on a motorcycle so I passed him by because I'm not a big fan of bikes. The next thing you know, I'm getting an email from him saying thanks for looking at his profile and asking how I am etc. We got chatting on MSN and really hit it off, completely the same sense of humour, finishing each others sentences etc. We went out on a date for something to eat and got kicked out of the pub cos we were the last ones there!

We've been dating for just under 2 months which I know isn't long at all but we've both said we just feel so comfortable with each other and we fit together in all ways, i truly believe we'll stay together and work through what life throws at us. He's the best!!

i was seeing this guy that knew rob, he had to work in the city for the weekend so he said that he was going to stay at his friend robs, and asked if i wanted to come with him, so i said yes, the whole drive down he was telling me not to look at the chair, not to ask questions, and then he just flat out told me not to talk to him at all, so i was a little put off by that and wanted to back home!
when we got to robs he said "remember, just don't talk to him" so i was like ok whatever, we walked in the door of robs apt and rob was there to greet us, and all he said was hi, im rob, and i fell in love! and hot, omg he is so hot!
the next day while my BF at the time was at work rob and i spent the whole day cleaning his place, talking, (even though i was told not to, but how could i not, he is soooooooooooooooooooo hot would have been a fool not to!! )
he made me feel like i was a queen that day, and it stayed with me for a long time after!
that sunday we wnet home i gave him a big hug and said it was fun hanging out and hoped to see him soon and he said the same, but we didn't see each other for 1 1/2 years after that!
so the second time i get to see him
i was 18, working at a bar in my small home town, and in rolls rob, the last person i thought i would see was him and there he was, i gave him a big hug, danced with him, went back to a party with him after work, and well, the rest has been the best 7 years of my life, i have never met a guy like him before, he can piss me off to no end and yet i stll love him with all my heart! he is everything that i have always wanted, i know i was just 18 years old but, i knew what i wanted then and he was it!
could not ask for a more loving and giving guy then myrob

I met my hubby, Nathan through college. We were both attending an online school and did the online flirting-thing for about 4 months before we began talking on the phone. We were always working on this "art" project together, which was an excuse for talking so much. I didn't tell him for a whole year that I was paralyzed. I kept leading to it, saying I had back troubles and difficulty with balance... I was afraid he would lose interest if he knew, but I finally fessed up and his response was "awesome, we can have bumper chair contests". He then told me about his head injury when he was 7, and he spent over a year learning to walk again. A neighbor hit him in the head with a golf club... He eventually flew out here to work on our animation "project", and we pretty much haven't let go of each other since. We were married in February and we're getting our first house together next week!

Me moochin on my Nathan. He hates when I take pictures of mooshy stuff.

Bit of entertainment for you...

Following "the accident TM" of course 98% of your mates run for the hills, so when a lad (aka the short one) in the Saint John Ambulance division I belong too asked if I wanted to muck about off roading it wasn't as if I had to cancel any dinner dates.
Now he's a real sweetheart and after a few months he introduced me to his mates (September - for your amusement I have included months so you can see how slow mover I am). The tall one and the fat one.
It wasn't quite love at first sight. I believe my first mental reaction was "Geeeesss that's tall" (He's 6foot 7inches where as I was... sat down) followed by "oh my gods what huge hands" (seriously they are HUGE). But he was most definitely a very cute chap though I did wonder if the tall one and the fat one were gay lovers.

Mind you, sometimes I still do.

Any who the short one dragged us all out again a couple of times (November) and after that we (myself and the tall one) started talking on Facebook. We liked the same things (mainly cars, shiny things, lego, Haynes Manuals, more cars...) and for a several months would meet up for a drink in various country pubs. He was such the perfect gentlemen and those evenings were absolutely amazing.
Anywho the short one had wandered back off to university / chasing pyscho girlfriends during said months and so didn't really know about our jaunts out to the pub. It wasn't a secret as such but when you only have three friends there wasn't much to tell anyone. When he came back at Christmas a few comments were made of the "why don't you ask him out?" variety but I kept shrugging them off because I AM SO BLOODY DENSE.
The pub jaunts continued and in May the tall one asked if I wanted to go to Duxford. Where we held hands for the first time (my little heart didn't know what to do with itself!) where both of us thought the other one was thinking the "only in a mates way and nothing more". Anywho the weather was amazing, the planes fantastic, and the company so wonderful.

Come the end of May / Start of June I was getting near constant messages of "have you asked him out yet" from shorty until the short one and I went out for a drive in the 4x4 of muddy joy and he pulled over with "seriously are you blind ? Ask him out he's madly in love with you FFS!)"

I hadn't even the slightest of ideas and I may have thumped shorty telling him not to be an idiot!!

On the 26th of June I was driving back in the little blue works van from a suppliers when I had to pull over and send a very important text message (I couldn't phone him as he was at work)

It went like this.....
26.06.2008 * 15:18
Me: I wish I was brave enough to say the things I think out loud. I adore you more than anything and hope you don't think it rude if I ask "will you be my boyfriend?"

26.06.2008 * 15:31 he replied with
the tall one: I am speechless! I would like that more than anything else in the entire world! Thank you, you truly are amazing, I adore you x x

Then I pulled back into the traffic and went back to work, to carry on as if nothing had just happened. My whole body was shaking I seriously thought I was going to be sick and at the same time it was taking all of my effort to hide the huge grin that wanted to burst out. I will admit that I had to go and retreat to the ladies room for a little cry.

The reason why I finally did was this text message....

The tall one: I can't really explain how much I like you, it hurts so much when I can't be with you, but every second apart makes me want to see you more and every second with you makes me want you more. So I just can't win Really hope I get to see you soon, have a lovely day * the most huge hug imaginable* x x x x

I may be dense, and he may be a complete coward. But I love him more than anything even when he has me underneath his land rover trying to fit a fuel tank in the dark.


P.S. I found out later (curiosity of the fat one and a few too many pints of something) that The Short One had spent many months trying to chat me up.... yeah I still can't work out when those months were because I certainly didn't notice!! Oops.

I met Talia at camp in CA June of 08. One of the other guys pointed her out to me and said she's from Long Island and I think she's in to chairs so I went to talk to her. When I went up to her she was reading a medical book and looked up at me and said hi i'm Talia-Sky what level is you're injury.

I couldn't stop looking at her big brown eyes they are still my favorite part of her. She went on to ask me what I got on my last report card and when I said c's she gave me a half smile and said well i'm going to go for a run. She later told me that c's make her skeeve.

We talked off and on threw camp but didn't become a couple till September when we got home. Since being with her i've pulled my grades up to all a's and one b. Talia can take a lot but only excepts me trying to do my best. Her big saying is "the sky is the limit so keep reaching" i've really learned to strive for bigger and better things from her and don't take no.

Ah, Clara, that is a sweet story, but that part especially makes me smile.

I'm 5 feet nothing, and my fiance, although he is sitting down, is 6'2. His hands are bigger than my feet and for some reason, I'm so tickled by that. Most people think it is strange that I'm so fascinated with it. Not that is has to do with much of anything you posted, but, like I said, for some reason, it always makes me smile.

Anyway, I guess since I'm already posting, I'll tell the little story of how we met. I'm in Al-Anon, which is like AA, but for people who live or have lived with alcoholics. My fiance was paralyzed when his father was driving drunk many years ago. My mother is an alcoholic and a drug addict.

I had recently moved to the northern Virginia/Washington DC area and was starting to go to meetings here where I met the guy I still see as the Orlando Bloom as Legolas in real life. I instantly had a crush on him for that reason alone and he still laughs at me because of it.

After the meetings, I'd usually seek him to flirt a bit. And I felt like he was flirting back, but I'm shy and he's shy and it went no where for a long time. One night, almost two years later, we were out with a group of mutual friends, and one by one, they all left, leaving just the two of us. We talked and talked and talked, until the place closed. During that conversation, the topic of relationships came up, and he mentioned that he was so blind, he never knew someone was interested in him until a mutual friend of ours told him.

He walked/rolled me to my car that night. It was the first time we'd spent anytime alone or had a conversation that was just between us, and I was giddy. I took his statement as a hint that he liked me. So, when I got home, I texted him that I didn't know whether or not our mutual friend had said something, but I liked him and asked if he had plans for the following Friday night. He texted back that she hadn't said anything (which he still swears she didn't, and it was just an innocent comment on his part) but he liked me, too and would love to get together.

We texted back and forth the entire week before we went out. Our first date was some what of a disaster. I went to the wrong restaurant (it was a chain) and didn't know how to get to the one where he was, and went home, where he picked me up. He ended up having an accident, because, in order to be on time for our date, he didn't complete his BP, and it ended before our food even came. While driving me home, he explained that particular part of his SCI to me. I called him the next the day to reschedule, and he told me he never expected to hear from me again after that.

We've been dating for over a year, got engaged on our one year anniversary, although no plans or dates for the wedding yet. It still feels quick to me and I'm uncomfortable getting married so soon, so right now, we are trying to find a place together as a start.

Me and Nina also met online. Once we traded MSN addresses we spend the next couple weeks typing to each other 'til about 2AM every morning. (It was the Christmas hols) We spoke for the first time when I was slightly intoxicated at a new years party. She told me she loved me as I put the phone down. She claimed it "slipped out" (bless)

We then discovered Skype, this meant we could see each other everyday without having to type. It was so special, I've never felt the feelings I feel for still to this day. The fact that we lived 250 miles apart hadn't phased us by this point, but it became apparent later on. This is the point (about 2 months on) where we NEEDED to meet.

I was out riding when I received a text from her. At first I was slightly confused by the contents, it was details of a b&b in my village. I scrolled down to see the words "I'm coming to see you". I screamed like a little girl, I had never felt so excited, nervous, overwhelmed in my life!

She was due to arrive Friday 6th of February. But this was a time of heavy snow fall. And where she lives meant her parents couldn't physically get out of her village because of the ice and the super steep hills. This was a mega blow because her parents were already spending their time and money so her daughter could meet some boy off the internet, so we thought that was it. But the next morning they tried again, and at approximately 2PM, February 7th, 2009 they arrived on Mersea Island. I got the phone call to say she was sitting on the wall outside waiting for me. (It's only a 2 minute ride from my house) So this was the moment, we were finally going to meet after what felt like 2 years not 2 months!

As I cycled over hill, saw her sitting there, that was the first time I actually believed she was real, as I got closer, I could see how stunningly beautiful she is. I went and sat next to her, we just stared into each others eyes for a moment, she said "you gonna help me up then?" (We'd already planned that our first kiss would be standing.) So I helped her up and we just kissed. It was the most natural feeling. Like it was all planned out to happen this way. We spend that weekend together, everything went absolutely perfectly.

We now meet as often as possible. In the summer it was every few weeks. But I haven't seen her for a few weeks, and not going to see her until I go to hers for christmas! Where we will have 10 days together! It will be the longest amount of time we will have spent together and we are soo excited!

So yeah, there it is, just over 9 months of pure happiness, she is the most amazing person I've ever met, she's drop dead gorgeous. And considering what she's been through in the past couple of years, she is 99% percent of the time, happy, bubbly, funny, just amazing! And I love her dearly, and I hope we have many happy years to come

Sorry I got a bit carried away, bit of an essay!

Chaz..

I met my husband my freshman year in high school. He was two lockers down from me our entire high school years and although I noticed him and had an incredible crush, he barely noticed me (or any other girl) due to being more focused on cars, sports and such. One year after graduating, he had his accident.......at the time I was helping my mom through a cancer scare and surgery and couldnt' deal with his injury. I didn't visit him and had always regretted it. I then got married and had two kids and he went on working through how to live life with his injury. I thought about him a lot during those years, and once I started going back to school for physical therapy, I couldn't think of someone better to learn from then him. The opportunity for us to come into contact happened when our 10 year reunion came along. We officially reconnected on Myspace.com. One of our first conversations, was me trying to apologize for not being there for him after his accident.....he took this the wrong way and told me he didn't need mercy friends, or anyone just feeling sorry for him. I was heartbroken, but then told him that I had no intention of feeling sorry for him. I new that he was capable of anything. We then decided to go to the reunion together. After that first outing, we continued to have many "FRIEND DATES", such as going to company parties, movies and having some pretty horrible games of tennis! I remember how my head would be spinning after these dates, and I couldn't think of anyone closer to perfect for me then him. Then one day while IM'ing on yahoo....I told him how much I would be confused after our dates.........he responded, "Me too." That was all it took. I knew right then that we should be together. It took a few months, but I finally convinced him to go on a real date with me. ;)

I would like to say that the process of falling in love was easy after that, but it wasn't. There was a LOT for us both to learn. We had our ups and downs, but in the end, we knew we were perfect for eachother.

We married in Aug 09 in Hawaii. It was so beautiful! And I can't imagine being with anyone else!

I met my boyfriend in the 6th grade, a year before his accident(we are in the 10th grade now).. He Rode dirthbikes, BMX ran cross country and everything, 6th grade year we got together and went on and off, by time 6th grade year was over we moved to different schools but still talked, about 3 months into 7th grade year i get a call saying he was in a hunting accident and was shot through the neck, needless to say i was devestated... after he finally recovered we began to talk more and more he kept asking atleast once a month for me to be his girlfriend, but i would say no because naturally i was scared of what people might say or think, and i hadnt seen him since the accident so i was scared of what he looked liked(stupid, i konw), finally 9th grade year i gave him the chance. we have been together ever since(1 year+2 months) I/ we have never been happier, we do EVERYTHING togeher, yes people make fun and say stupid immature things but i could careless, i love him to death and i dont care what people say about it.. he has such a great attitude people think a c-5 15 yearold boy would be depressed, but no he brings humor into it, hes amazing<33

1994, I was managing a small pub in the middle of Edinburgh while on a working holiday. This smokin' hot aussie chickiebabe walks in and asks for a job.

I gave her a 'job' as lover and mother of my children.

Hi Glor,

What a touching story. It definitely brought tears to my eyes. It's amazing what you can learn from having a partner like that-- most people would not get to experience at all.

With such a positive attitude I wouldn't doubt that there is hope out there for you to meet someone someday..

Thank you for sharing.

[color="#4B0082"][/color][font="Century Gothic"][/font] Hi everyone! I have really enjoyed reading your stories and found them so touching and real. Now that I have a little longer to type, here is my story:

I'm very lucky to have a new boyfriend who really surprized me when I was least expecting it. I think what really made a difference was that we met with no presumptions after being introduced by a mutual friend who knew we were both into art and painting. It was a thing like "Let's be just friends", at his request, but it turned out to be really fun and we talked for hours. Things have progressed into the makings of a great relationship ever since. I mean, sure, nothing is perfect but hey...

I love his smile, sarcastic humor, and how we laughed at a lot of things together. It made a difference to me because he is really calm about his disability, and the fact that he accepted it and adapted resiliently was both inspiring and very attractive. Not to mention that he's super hot and smart -- those things never hurt.

Anyways to make a long story short, I love being around him and although it's been just a few months I really don't want to imagine being without him. He adds so much to my life in a way that other guys could never compare to. The great thing is that the feeling is mutual.

I really feel like it echoes what a lot of the partners here have written: that I've never felt such a strong connection with someone. While we can have so much fun, what I really think is the kicker is that most of the superficial things that people focus on is not an issue in this relationship; it's so much deeper of a bond.

I look forward to reading more on here. Take care!

I met Jay on "plenty of fish". His pix was obviously the first thing I noticed, then his height. (I love tall guys). I'm an AB girl, hes a C5/C6 complete.
We chatted for a few months before deciding to meet. We met officailly in May of 2009. He has moved to my town so we can be closer. Shortly after meeting Jay, I didnt know what I would do without him. I never have met anyone whose swept me off my feet like he did. Perfect, perfect, perfect for me. I love that dating website for one reason, and that was to meet him. It was shortly after we started talking I took mysoelf off that website. I knew then he was the one for me.

Met Roger at a Progressive Dems for America...and I was struck by his knowlege and passion to make the world/country a more fair place to live. I had corresponded sporadically with him online....and when I met him I was struck by how much I wanted to get to know him better....just as friends....and the more I got to know him, the more I wanted to spend time with him. When he went in the hospital for treatment of a pressure sore, I went to see him a couple of times, and the chemistry was undeniable....being AB, I was worried about how this would work, whether I was entering into this relationship for the wrong reasons. But everytime we are together, when I hear his voice, when I plan for the future, I can't imagine it without him. We're busy getting our life together started now, and the house I own adapted .....he is the love of my life, a friend to my teenage daughter, a thoughtful, caring man to my Mom, who lives with us....and a caring, loving partner.

Came to Dublin on holiday, went dancing and the rest is history, I'm still here and loving it.

Sounds like a 'Tall Story' to me, Clara...

Russ and I met through work. We were both married to other people at the time (not very happily, I'm afraid), and although we enjoyed each other's company and became friends, there was no romantic involvement. Over the course of several years, and at different times, our relationships with our former spouses ended. We continued working with each other, and eventually realized that our close friendship had grown to something more. The relationship I have with Russ is the most rewarding I have ever had. We are each other's best friend and support -- I know without a doubt that this is the person with whom I am meant to spend the remainder of my life. With one another, I think that we both feel accepted and appreciated unconditionally, and loved absolutely.

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I met my friend at the university awhile ago, he became friend of a friend and one day while we where waiting him (my old friend), he spoke to me for the first time and that´s how we became friends. I fell in love w/him, I like him a lot. We don´t see each other frecuently because of our schedule, and when I don´t see him I get all sad. Because I´m too shy, I haven´t told him anything about this, I don´t want him to reject me and spoil our in-develope friendship. My big problem is that I am pretty sure he likes one of my friends (And I know he doesn´t have a girlfriend) for the way he look at her, and I´m usually right about this. And from the way she talks about him, I wouldn´t be surprise if she likes him too. Aww this is so like junior High, but is awfull for me . It´s not the first time that I like a guy in a wheelchair, the diference is that this one is not a character

This site is great and it´s been helpfull, I can find out more about my friend here.

Any comments or opinions would be welcome

I met my boyfriend in the Tim Horton's drive-thru. He drove a little beater car and something about the smile he gave and the way he said "Thankssss" caught my attention. I had butterflies every time he came through and eventually my coworkers convinced me to write my phone number on his lid. He texted me at 11:11am and that night he called me at 11:11pm. We talked for months and he was always mentioning how he wasn't looking for anything. He was concerned about my age (6 years younger).

He saw a picture of me and saw that I had big boobs Haha, and that was when he started saying we should hang out one time. (Jerk!) We finally hung out and we have been dating ever since.

Weird thing is, he crashed his dirtbike, which had the number 111. He hates the number. I love it.