The Weird Ways Relationships Started
Sometimes it's not just as simple as an introduction at a party or a swipe on an app. These people met their future partners in the most bizarre ways, so get ready for some meet-cutes that were really more meet-weirds.
1. Ice Cream Or Snog?
She was the sister of a friend who I worked with at a summer camp. When the sister arrived, she walked into the ice cream hut that I was running. Supposedly, she wanted to say hello to me, as her sister apparently mentioned that I was cute. I was feeling cocky that day, so I just straight-up asked her the most inappropriate question: ”Ice cream or snog?”
I had tried the same line on different girls a few times that summer, obviously failing terribly every time. Well, to my complete shock, the girl answered, "Snog." She then grabbed me by the shirt collar and stuck her tongue down my throat.
We dated for several months. She was awesome.
2. Consolation Prize
My ex-wife was the consolation prize in a radio contest. Well...kind of. I used to co-host a morning radio show back in the 90s, and we did a version of The Dating Game on the air. Just like the classic TV show, we'd have a woman choosing between three eligible bachelors, or a man choosing between three bachelorettes. The winner would get a date paid for by the station, and the runners-up would get a consolation prize.
Part of my job was to coordinate everything between the contestants. This one day, we had the bachelor in the studio and three women on the phone.
He picked one for his date (he was given tickets to a baseball game and a paid-for dinner at a nice restaurant), and afterward, I got all the information from the runners up so that they could get their prizes.
One of them sounded really fun on the phone, and we hit it off. Our studio window looked out over the station's lobby and I told her that if she came in to get her prize while I was still on the air, she should turn and wave at the window. A few hours later, I looked out the window and saw her waving. I couldn't believe my eyes.
My first thought was "Whoa, she needs a date?" Turns out, she was pretty hot...and I had her phone number. So I called back later and asked her out. Our relationship lasted seven years.
3. Hiking Buddy
Back when I was single, I offered to take some colleagues on a climbing trip for the weekend. Only one person signed up—she flew up to Glasgow to meet me and she brought a guy along with her.
We drove to our hotel from the airport and got settled into our connecting rooms. I took one of the rooms, while she and the guy took the other one.
We had dinner later that night, all three of us, then we played some pool before retiring for the night. All that time, I assumed she was in a relationship with the guy she brought with her, but the following day, I discovered the truth. We spent the day hiking on a hill and she ended up going back to the hotel before me and the other guy.
When I got back to the hotel much later, I walked into my bathroom—and my jaw hit the ground. There she was...IN my shower, inviting me in. WHAT?? Turns out, she had a huge crush on me at work, and she only agreed to the trip so she could spend time with me. She admitted that she brought along her guy friend for moral support.
We ended up getting together after that and our relationship lasted two years.
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4. Fountain Of Fate
She was one of my best friends in high school. I was always into her, but she never saw me as more than just a friend. When we graduated, she ended up moving to Missouri with some dude that she had been in a long-distance relationship. After a couple of years, I moved to a new city with a friend and we started trade school together.
While browsing social media, I came across her profile and I stalked it a little bit. I found out that she had also moved to the same city I was in. I reached out to her and she told me she had broken up with her boyfriend before she moved. I asked her what part of the city she was in, and she ended up being in my area...more specifically, in my very apartment complex. I didn't believe her.
I asked her if she could see a big pond with a fountain in the middle since my apartment overlooked it. She said yes. I then asked her to walk out to it and lo and behold, there she was—the one that got away had all of of a sudden returned.
I think we both felt this was fate, so we began a whirlwind romance.
We were together for five years until life took us in different directions. We wanted different things and, to be honest, I was a jerk.
We have since lost touch, which is mostly my fault since I sort of gave her the silent treatment after our breakup. She unfriended me on social media and moved away again. I haven't heard from her since, but I hope she's well.
