Where did you meet your gf/partner/oh etc

Young_gunner

Hey I saw this done on TLL - could be interesting?!

I met my only significant gf (now ex) on a night out with friends - through mutual friends.....any other girls I've met have mostly been on nights out with drink onboard

Zascar

Tinder. I know some people give it a bad rap, but it's just a modern way to get introduced. I've got a few of my friends on it and several have met their OH's on it too!

skallywag

Internet, back in a day when you were a weirdo / pervert etc for not meeting a woman 'the normal way'.

iDave

Work

Mr Detail

In college 5 years now.

Slattsy

Pub - The Long Hall.

i'll never forget it. She jumped me lol

I developed an addiction to live music. And I built a social life up around organising pre gig meetups for bands and singers I liked - by picking a place near the venue - and then posting a time and stuff on the web site forums of those bands and singers.

Many of the people I have met and still call friend - including my current relationship - was through doing this.

peteb2

Online dating. Anotherfriend.ie Then got married to her.

Thepoet85

Pof. Was talking to her for six months before we met. been going our for 8 months now

Mental Mickey

In the Red Cow. Had been trying the online dating thing for a while, but gave up on it, and met my OH completely out of the blue just over a year ago now!!!

Sleepy

In the smoking section outside of Bruxelles. The only think I can thank Fianna Fail for!

strobe

Sleepy wrote: »

In the smoking section outside of Bruxelles. The only think I can thank Fianna Fail for!

Smoking ban has probably got more people laid and kick started more relationships than any other single piece of legislation passed in the history of law.

The Wild Bunch

A Comedy Club

We were both working behind the bar. Lust at first sight. We both quit a week later hahaha

Saipanne

A girl invited me to a party. I ended up with her housemate!

Still together.

Crunchienut

The Parnell Mooney - a friend was leaving his job and invited me along to the party

Aidric

In a club on a night when I really didn't want to go out. My housemate at the time stretched my arm to go out and I reluctantly agreed.

Spotted her early in the night across the dance floor and thought she was stunning. Through drunkenness and general messing never went up to talk to her. Roll forward to the end of the night and collecting my coat from the cloakroom and feel a tap on my shoulder. She asks me for my number and the rest is history.

Probably owe my mate a pint come to think of it.

iphone6

In work thank god I left we'd of seen way to much of each other

Boards beers

Simonigs1.0

Nothing exciting, through mutual friends at 18. Coming up to 8 years now though, we were both still at school when we met.

A_Sober_Paddy

POF, chatted for a 2 weeks before meeting up, just celebrated 6 months last Sunday:D

braddun

a psychiatric hospital

Mister Vain

I bumped into her one night outside a chippers. I knocked the food out of her hand so I offered to buy her a bag of chips which we ended up sharing. I said to her if you give me your phone number I can take you out for a proper meal sometime. So she did and a week later we were having dinner in Abrakebabra.

Jawgap

Mister Vain wrote: »

I bumped into her one night outside a chippers. I knocked the food out of her hand so I offered to buy her a bag of chips which we ended up sharing. I said to her if you give me your phone number I can take you out for a proper meal sometime. So she did and a week later we were having dinner in Abrakebabra.

Did she ever get that proper meal

Th current Mrs Jawgap I met at a dinner-thing (the first Mrs Jawgap having been disposed of via the divorce courts some months earlier). I was sat opposite her and we spent most of the night arguing. She doesn't post on boards.ie so I can conclusively say she lost the argument and was bowled over by rhetoric! There is no truth in the rumour that I spent a few days ruminating on the argument before engineering a meeting for round #2.........


.......10 years on I've still not managed to get the last word in;)

dgt

The previous mrs dgt I met in a nightcub, getting coats and magic happened on the stairs, we lasted a good while though!

Currently Tinder has gotten me a few dates so far, I'm just happy to be dating again...!

_Whimsical_

dgt wrote: »

The previous mrs dgt I met in a nightcub, getting coats and magic happened on the stairs, we lasted a good while though!

Currently Tinder has gotten me a few dates so far, I'm just happy to be dating again...!

Is dating looking for a relationship or is it just going places & doing things with people with no real intent beyond passing the time pleasantly?

furiousox

At a funeral.

Macavity.

I'd known her forever. I couldn't believe we ended up in the same office. Then one day at work I just knew I felt something more. While for her, well, we were just mates. Then out of the blue she asks me to this charity ball thing. And I texted her, just for a joke really "is this a date?", and she texted back "I don't know, is it?".

PLL

2010, I stayed the night at the lads house (college house) after a night out. Woke up at 2pm th next day to strange voices downstairs (lads all at work), ran down, painfully hungover.. turns out there was a new girl moving into the spare room in the house. They key to her room wouldn't work so her dad borrowed a ladder from a neighbour and me and him moved her stuff into the room via her open bedroom window. She went home wit her dad that day but when she moved up properly we had a night out as a housewarming and we kissed. She says the moment she saw me, she just knew there was something.

designbydan

College. done the same course together. Together 4 years now.

Mister Vain

furiousox wrote: »

At a funeral.

Dirty fecker ye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkqBRuwjeY

nirvana78

Asked the soldier on the main gate of McKee barracks to call me a taxi, and got chatting while waiting. Took the plunge and numbers were swapped. 15 years later, we're married with 2 kids and one on the way.

I believe in not letting an opportunity pass you by, step out of your comfort zone.

dgt

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Is dating looking for a relationship or is it just going places & doing things with people with no real intent beyond passing the time pleasantly?

I really am enjoying meeting new people and casually spending time but mentally I feel I'm ready to be in another relationship again, despite how crap I felt for months!

Loughc

Was working in a remote part of Canada where all there was to do in the evening was go to the on site gym and spend the evening on the Internet.

Was checking out some random weight loss vlogs I randomly clicked on one and it was a a vlog belong to a complete cutie. Noticed she had an irish accent and a link to her boards thread in the comments.

As I was returning back to Ireland i said I'd send her a message on boards. Starting messaging back and forward and we arranged to meet up. 3 years later we're still together

So thank you boards.

dynamited

Bebo

Tarzana2

strobe wrote: »

Smoking ban has probably got more people laid and kick started more relationships than any other single piece of legislation passed in the history of law.

Yup, twas a smoking area where I met my fella. I don't smoke but my BF does and my sister does and I was in a smoking area with her when I met him.

braddun

AA meeting

iusedtoknow

Bumped into her walking along with a mutual friend from college. She was in the last 2 weeks of erasmus. Ended up heading with them for the night, we chatted the whole time.

Long story short, I moved to Spain a year a later and we're married 4 years now.

RedXIV

Boards beers

She was supposed to arrive with a group but got ditched by all at the last minute and had been given my number so she could find us.

Couldn't believe my luck that a hawt girl was randomly given my number and told to come find me together 6 years and 2 kids now!

Galway K9

Macavity. wrote: »

I'd known her forever. I couldn't believe we ended up in the same office. Then one day at work I just knew I felt something more. While for her, well, we were just mates. Then out of the blue she asks me to this charity ball thing. And I texted her, just for a joke really "is this a date?", and she texted back "I don't know, is it?".

Is someone peeling an onion in here?

dinorebel

Macavity. wrote: »

I'd known her forever. I couldn't believe we ended up in the same office. Then one day at work I just knew I felt something more. While for her, well, we were just mates. Then out of the blue she asks me to this charity ball thing. And I texted her, just for a joke really "is this a date?", and she texted back "I don't know, is it?".

Galway K9 wrote: »

Is someone peeling an onion in here?

So sweet it gave me diabetes.

Robbie32

I met my fiance on a dating site. Been together 3 years and getting married next year....

kingshankly

She was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar .......

eviltwin

dinorebel wrote: »

So sweet it gave me diabetes.

I have a feeling he stole that idea from a Barry's Tea ad....

Hellrazer

Fighting over a chair in Fibber McGees Parnell Street.To this day she swears I took her chair but I seem to remember it the other way round.
20 years(18 married) on we`re still going.

Username here

Facebook. No mutual friends - we "winked" at or "poked" each other, or whatever was the rage in virtual introductions back then, and that was about 7 years ago.

quadrifoglio verde

Back in February 2010, my Irish teacher at the time convinced me to do this revision course in the back arse of Connemara as it'd help me get my A. We'd chatted a few times during the week, but I wasn't attracted to her at all. Ended up talking to her for a bit longer on the last day and spent the bus journey back to dublin chatting (in English) to her. By the end of the journey, we had each other's numbers and texted a bit more. Two weeks later we went on a date (watched avatar, oh the cringe of going to the cinema on a first date) and two weeks after that I asked her out. Happily together since then with more ups than downs!
Oh and yes I got my a1

Cheese Wagstaff

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Back in February 2010, my Irish teacher at the time convinced me to do this revision course in the back arse of Connemara as it'd help me get my A. We'd chatted a few times during the week, but I wasn't attracted to her at all. Ended up talking to her for a bit longer on the last day and spent the bus journey back to dublin chatting (in English) to her. By the end of the journey, we had each other's numbers and texted a bit more. Two weeks later we went on a date (watched avatar, oh the cringe of going to the cinema on a first date) and two weeks after that I asked her out. Happily together since then with more ups than downs!
Oh and yes I got my a1

Your Irish teacher is it?

eve38

Hi Guys,
I came across this thread and had to look. I know this is a men's thread but who better to ask. :-)!
I am a separated woman, 15 months now, in my early 40's and have only had one relationship (we met in our teens..too young and I wouldn't recommend it) but I would now love to met a lovely, kind, decent attractive man. I am a very nice woman, loving and affectionate and I do have a lot to offer the right man.

I do notice I seem to get complements all the time and am told I am attractive and look younger than my age, (but that is irrelevant to me at the end of the day because I am still single) but married friends say I wont be for long but I feel I will never met anyone and I would love too. I live in a small place and it the last place to find a partner.... and I rarely go out either as I have two almost grown children and most my friends are married still, so it's hard to find people to go out with!
My ex was quiet attractive but sadly wasn't very nice towards the end and I would like to meet someone equally attractive and around my own age (not really any older), I am on 2 dating websites but find them a disaster.. any suggestions gentlemen..

I live between Louth and Meath so my question is where do I go to meet nice men with the hopes of finding a partner? It seem a impossibility but the ex was quick enough to move on! Suggestions please!

Saipanne

eve38 wrote: »

Hi Guys,
I came across this thread and had to look. I know this is a men's thread but who better to ask. :-)!
I am a separated woman, 15 months now, in my early 40's and have only had one relationship (we met in our teens..too young and I wouldn't recommend it) but I would now love to met a lovely, kind, decent attractive man. I am a very nice woman, loving and affectionate and I do have a lot to offer the right man.

I do notice I seem to get complements all the time and am told I am attractive and look younger than my age, (but that is irrelevant to me at the end of the day because I am still single) but married friends say I wont be for long but I feel I will never met anyone and I would love too. I live in a small place and it the last place to find a partner.... and I rarely go out either as I have two almost grown children and most my friends are married still, so it's hard to find people to go out with!
My ex was quiet attractive but sadly wasn't very nice towards the end and I would like to meet someone equally attractive and around my own age (not really any older), I am on 2 dating websites but find them a disaster.. any suggestions gentlemen..

I live between Louth and Meath so my question is where do I go to meet nice men with the hopes of finding a partner? It seem a impossibility but the ex was quick enough to move on! Suggestions please!

Meetup.com

Lots of social groups there.

eve38

Thanks Saipanne, I'll check that out!

D'Agger

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To that end I'd ask other posters here not to respond as online dating discussion goes against the charter of this forum. With that said, I have put some links below and I feel you may find topics of conversation more in line with what you're looking for here:

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