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

10. She just… was. I don’t know how to explain it. We were friends for a couple of months beforehand, both played trombone and had a similar sense of humor, and she wanted to include me in stuff. I liked her as a person, appreciated her kindness and wit and beauty, and had a crush.

She kissed me one night, and the world changed. Spent a lot of time talking with her, fell full-on in love, and kept finding more and more things to love about her.

That was a bit over 17 years ago, and we’ve been married for the last 13. People still call us cute, and it’s occasionally hilarious to correct people that think we’re newlyweds or only married for one or two years. We support each other in ways I’d never thought possible, and really understand and know each other on an intuitive level. It’s a wonderful experience.

11. I guess you can say my wife was my first and only serious relationship. By the time I’d asked her out, I’d already known her for 5 or 6 years. I really fell for her after she accepted my faults. I know I’m not easy to be around. I’m impulsive toward things I want to do, I’m arrogant in certain things. She accepted all of that. Meanwhile, she told me about her faults, they are not many but one big one is staying at home is extremely painful to her.

I guess that’s why we are fit for each other. I can be impulsive and tell her I wanna go to the Grand Tetons at 3 AM, and at 4 AM we are on our way. She’s happy she’s not at home, I’m happy I can go adventure.