Comments on: Wayne Wednesday: My History with My Woman

By: Gwen Hernandez

Gwen Hernandez — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:53:12 +0000

Kelsey, I love that idea. For me, I think it helped that I’d already spent several years dating a guy who wasn’t “the one”. I had a much clearer picture of what I did and didn’t want by then. I didn’t go around comparing potential dates to a list of criteria, but I think my subconscious knew after the first few days that my husband was a match.

By: KelseyBrowning

KelseyBrowning — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:35:14 +0000

Gwen –

I think that’s a great future topic. How and when you know a person is “the one.” And playing devil’s advocate, maybe what happens when your “one” turns out not to be the “one.”

I’m with you in time frame – met in college and married 16 1/2 years!

K-

By: KelseyBrowning

KelseyBrowning — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:33:28 +0000

LOL – I guess you are!

By: Wayne Levine

Wayne Levine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:54:25 +0000

I hug her every chance I get…really. Ria’s a rescuer of animals. We have two cats and three dogs. She tells me that when she hears me coming in the door, her tail still wags. I’m a very lucky guy.

By: AdrienneGiordano

AdrienneGiordano — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:21:51 +0000

He puts up with you because he’s a smart man who knows a good thing when he sees it!

By: Tracey Devlyn

Tracey Devlyn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:37:11 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story, Wayne! Give Ria a big hug from the folks at RU.

Like Adrienne, I met my husband at work and we became friends. A couple years later, we both started having relationship problems, which eventually led to divorce for both of us. He was my rock then and, sixteen years later, he’s still my rock and so much more. Why he puts up with me I’ll never know, but I thank my lucky stars every day that he does.

By: Gwen Hernandez

Gwen Hernandez — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:36:08 +0000

Great stories from Wayne and the commenters! I love to hear how other people met. Wayne, your shirtless/ironing bit got me smiling. You totally set us up there.

I met my husband in college and had no idea he was interested in me until he asked me out. Within five days I knew he was “the one”. We’re coming up on our 15th anniversary in a week, and he’s still the one for me.

By: Wayne Levine

Wayne Levine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:35 +0000

I shouldn’t be surprised to hear so many romantic tales from RU writers. Nice to hear. In our groups we spend a lot of time working on what it means to run the sex and romance departments. Romance is easy for some men, not so easy for others. Some men need a lot of encouragement because they fell so ill-equipped. Having a patient and loving woman CERTAINLY makes it easier.

By: Wayne Levine

Wayne Levine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:27:22 +0000

Well, she was patient. She was grounded in her family origin experiences. She had a very clear sense of of what her job was and what mine was. So that vision kept her centered while I flailed around trying to figure things out.

By: Adrienne Giordano

Adrienne Giordano — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:25:48 +0000

Thank you for a great post, Wayne. A lovely gift for your wife. I met my husband at work. I knew I loved him when, at the age of 28, I got a nasty dose of chicken pox and he bought me a VCR (dating myself here!) and my favorite movies because I was holed up in my apartment all by myself for five days.

There’s a keeper! LOL.