Posted by JB on November 2, 2009, 1:11 pm, in reply to "How Did You Meet Her? What Happened? "
: How did you meet the woman you love? How
: did the relationship develop? Was she gay
: or straight (or both?) How long before you
: told her your feelings for her? How did she
: take it?
I met Laurie online in March of 2006. I was searching for a local support group for married women coming out of marriage. Her name/email came up on a search. The site said she had facilitated just such a group for three years.
I emailed her, told her about myself, and asked about the group. She wrote back and said the group disbanded about a year before. I told her I was bummed. She asked if I'd like to meet -- just to talk some things out. She said she had some resources she could give me. We scheduled a meeting at a local microbrewery, and hit it off right away.
Laurie had been married for 8 years, and divorced and out for 6 years when we met. She's had several relationships, one long term. She'd been single for about a year when we met.
This was happening as I was already beginning to date P, whom I met on AJ. For a while, I was married, and "seeing" both of them. That only lasted about two months. Then I filed for divorce, moved out with my kids, and started courting Laurie. She and I became an exclusive couple in May 2006. P and I had a tough time for a while, but eventually became special friends.
By December, Laurie and I knew we wanted to enter a permanent, cohabitating relationship. We wanted to be a family. We've been head over heals in love since our second date, and it's just gotten stronger and stronger.
In three days (Nov. 5), Laurie and I will have been together for 3.5 years.
JB
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