My wife met back in '98 through an ad placed in a local culture 'zine that also had personals ads for single people.
This was before the internet really took off in that regard.
We exchanged a few letters (
*you know: "words". Written on paper. Delivered by charriots. All Egyptian-like & shit.)
Then phone numbers were exchanged followed by a few weeks of increasingly long talks.
The we decided to meet at a Denny's for a late lunch.
Never had seen a picture of her, only a verbal description.
Lots of chicks came in that fit her description while I waited in a booth for her to arrive.
Then about the 6th one comes into view through the doors and I was thunderstruck and said to myself "Oh my god! This is the woman I'm going to marry!".
The girl turned out to be her (I'm 6 years older).
We chatted over beverages and then before we parted ways I asked her out to a real dinner some time soon.
She said yes.
9 months later I proposed, and in a less than a year since meeting we eloped and that's that for ol' DoobieBrother.
Just had our 12th anniversary last August.
Way cool for you guys to share your stories like this.
Peace!
