As part of Bride & Groom Direct's recent competition, we asked our customers where they met their future spouses. Perhaps unsurprisingly, we found that the top four places to meet ‘the one’ were on a night out (24%), at work (21%), in school (12%), or online (11%), respectively.
There’s nothing abnormal about meeting your future loved one at, say, the other end of a bar, or sitting next to you in Biology class. However, what we didn’t expect was such an influx of answers regarding some very unusual places and situations…
From STI clinics and prisons to supermarket aisles and carparks, out of over 800 responses and Reddit rabbit holes, we reveal the strangest places people met their future partner:
“In a car park at 11pm… imagine how scared I was!!”
“We both had to pretend to be cows in front of our drama class.”
“He was my boyfriend’s dealer. Sounds bad, I know, but it worked out quite well. Been together for 7 years now, married for 3, and clean for 6.”
I met my wife because I farted. True story. I’m standing in line at a coffee shop and letting pass some serious silent-but-deadlies. I was on a pretty hefty raw broccoli kick at the time. Anyway, I didn’t notice, but right behind me is this beautiful girl, who turns and asks me “if I smell that?”. I pretend to sniff the air and then point to someone a few paces ahead of us.”
“Accidentally killed him while playing the video game, Halo Reach, he started talking after that, then he moved from Washington state to Florida to be with me :)”
“We met at a no pants party. Yup, neither of us were wearing pants. 7 years later, we are still together.”
“The concrete exercise yard of a maximum-security prison, surrounded by 15-foot high barbed wire fences and some lovely inmates (we were working). Thankfully, we’re not getting married there”
“I met my future wife during a music festival. She puked in front of my VW bus. Love at first sight…”
“We met in a Sexual Health clinic. I always love starting with that! We were both staff! During a boring meeting, we didn’t get off to the best start. Over time we became best friends and the rest is history! Now we have a house, a dog, and are getting married.”
“We met in aisle 10 of our local Tesco store and bonded over our love for Marmite. That was 4 years ago and we’re getting married next year. So excited!”
Did you meet your partner in an unusual place? Or perhaps you know someone who has? If so, we’d like to hear from you on Twitter @Bride_and_Groom.
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