30 Stories From Lucky Couples Who Married The First Person They Dated

22. We met online when we were 16 and 17. He was in England and I was in Australia. We were the youngest people in the little chat group that we were part of and initially just started talking because of that. One day during my summer holidays we talked for like 9 hours.. it was about 4am for him by that stage I think and he just couldn’t stay awake any longer. (Plus he knew he was going to be in big trouble for the dial-up bill!) Because of time zones and him having limited access during the week we started sending each other daily e-mails. It was exciting to wake up and know there would be an e-mail from him there. With every bit of communication we had, I wanted more. I am usually very shy, introverted and not keen on meeting or talking to new people.. it sends the anxiety sky-high. But when it came to the thought of meeting him, it was a much more terrifying thought to think about not doing it. And so I knew, really, before he even got here for the first time that he was important / special / the one because to feel so certain that it would be a huge mistake to not take the risk – despite my natural tendency to want to hide under a table – was.. a once in a lifetime thing.

It’s really corny and cliche to say but it really makes me wonder if there is some kind of higher power out there looking out for us and putting us in the right places to find each other. It seems like it would have been so unlikely, otherwise. Whether it was chance or some kind of matchmaking guardian angel, I consider myself incredibly lucky to have him.

We have been together for about 21.5 years now and will have our 20th wedding anniversary in October.