How Did You Meet Your Wife/Partner/Girlfriend?

[RobH]

I met my wife purely by accident in Folkestone while shopping, she was in the UK on a family visit. she came and lived with me for the rest of her 6 months stay. I was invited to come to the Philippines for a holiday, so I  came for a month. I paid for her annulment, and her visa to get married in the UK. We married and lived in the UK for 2 years, found it too expensive to live there for the two of us, so we decided to live in the Philippines.

She came back and found a house, where we currently live, so all the stuff from the UK was sent here, including the 2 German shepherds. We are happy here, the marriage seems to work well, she deals with all the admin, she's a retired teacher and we are both of a similar age.

[Viking]

I had already been to Philippines two times when I met my wife, in Sweden! I was doing work in her apartment and we started talking about my trips to the Philippines. It turned out that she got divorced two years earlier. We liked each other and have now been together for almost 27 years and married for the last 3.  Can't marry a stranger 😉. I guess we are also different in that she is 9 years older than me. We live a good and happy life.

[expatuk2014]

Met my wife online purely by luck as i was about to log off of the site i was on ! I flew to the Philippines in April 2002 and married my wife on my Birthday April 17th the wife joined me later in the UK . We retired to the Philippines in 2011

we are still happily married i am truly in Paradise !

[gbmmbg]

I met my wife 36 years ago as she was coming out of a restaurant. She always rolls her eyes when I tell people it was love at first sight. Don't get me wrong, she can be bat shit crazy like   any woman but 99% of the time when she smiles at me it makes me feel like the first time we met.

 

[fototek1]

In 2010 I was in Cebu Philippines for Sinulog and visiting my Filipino friends. I was supposed to travel to Samar to visit another friend but a landslide shut down the Airport. One of my friends in Cebu said he had another Filipino friend coming from the US and they were heading to Bohol. They invited me to tag along since I had no plans. These guys (both doctors) labeled me an "Albino Filipino" because I like to eat everything, have a few drinks and just have fun learning how much I was like them.  I will now shorten this very long story of many coincidences (ask and I will tell you). My wife was visiting the Philippines (from Dubai) and touring around with her sister and best friend. My friends encouraged me to talk with her but I told them I had no interest in a 19 year old. This turned to a bet about her age which I lost (she was 29 and single). The rest is a long story but short version is, the 6 of us spent 2 weeks hanging out together (because coincidently we were traveling to same places separated by 1 day. No one got any action but I tried which made me like her more! She invited me to see parts of Luzon and I took her up on it. While there I got sick and she and her family took care of me. After spending almost 1 month with her and trying like hell to get some, she sent me on my way back to the US and asked me to visit her in Dubai. I told her maybe and that likely we could only be friends. Anyway, multiple trips and many skype calls over a few years and next thing I know, we are married. At this time I still had no idea her family was well off since they live in their businesses. Anyway we have been married for 10 years and 2 weeks. We still live in the US and both work there. There is so much pressure from her family for us to move here and I think its going to happen for at least half the year soon. We could easily afford to retire to the Philippines now but neither of us wants to give up the American life yet. Our relationship is not perfect but we love and respect each other!   

[Guy F.]

I was in jail in Cebu for refusing to pay a bribe. My future Sweetie had a hobby of collecting books and magazines for prisoners, which she delivered every week. I had read some of Dr. Jose Rizal's literature, which is among her favorite reading material. We had a couple of really good conversations, and she got her uncle, the only honest policeman in Cebu, to facilitate my release. We then dated for 2 weeks and were married in 3.

Well, that's what I tell people, anyway.

We've been together for 30 years.

Edited June 12, 2022 by Guy F.

[Jake]

I met Judy at Playboy International Club in Manila, early 1980's.  Back then, Hefner had a few international clubs, so the establishment and especially the Bunnies were the real deal.  Hefner's policies were strictly followed and the girls were well protected.  Did I mention that dating any customers was prohibited.  As a result, Bunny Jade politely turned me down but I started writing love letters, corny poetry, AT&T international operator assist (from San Diego, CA), FTD flowers and more corny poetry.  She eventually arrived at LAX on a fiancé visa, married in 1985.    

Been together 37 years now, with four kids and my own dog house.  Any other woman would have thrown me under a carabao taking a dump a long time ago.  She keeps her bolo knife well sharpened.  Good boy ako.  

[scott h]

42 minutes ago, Jake said:

I met Judy at Playboy International Club in Manila

I am calling BS on this one chief. No way they would let a swab jocky into a high class place like that,,,,,after all I couldnt get in 

[BrettGC]

11 minutes ago, scott h said:

I am calling BS on this one chief. No way they would let a swab jocky into a high class place like that,,,,,after all I couldnt get in 

I remember that place, it was still open on my first visit on a naval ship in the 80's, wouldn't let me in either and I'm a swab jocky!  Admittedly I had to hold a hand over one eye to not see double but.. I've always said @Jake is a special lad...

[Jake]

4 hours ago, scott h said:

I am calling BS on this one chief. No way they would let a swab jocky into a high class place like that,,,,,after all I couldnt get in 

Copy that Sergeant Major!  I did ask the hotel concierge if I could purchase a Playboy key.  She said not necessary after confirming I was a hotel guest (Salahis Hotel on Roxas Blvd).  Upon entry for my 1st time ever, I was overwhelmed with eye candy.  Enough to last me a lifetime of wet dreams.
 
But I knew I didn't belong there.  Too high society, too much class and untouchable.  But doing shots of Jose gave me some false bravado to actually have a decent conversation with Bunny Jade.  Unlike the normal conversation I had with the ladies of Olongapo, my hometown.