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I jump in," Kidman recently told Elle magazine of her lightning-fast wedding. She's not the only woman who thinks love is a dish best served piping hot. Here are eight more real-life stories of love at first sight Megan Hall How we met: Proving that a little act of kindness goes a long way, Spencer Hall first caught Megan's attention when he offered to clear her breakfast dishes at their dorm in college and then walked her to class.
His smooth moves and good hygiene—who doesn't love a man who does the dishes?
He proposed the very next weekend and within a few months they were married. Everyone has a checklist of things you'd like in a partner, but decide which ones are the really important ones. Things like height or eye color don't matter in the long run but don't compromise on the big stuff or you will live with regret or be unhappy trying to change someone. Amy Hilton How we met: Amy was barely out of high school when her sister introduced her to Thomas Hilton. The pair quickly hit it off, going on double dates with her sister and Thomas' best friend.
While Amy says she adored him, she wasn't sure if she wanted to be married that young. Yet the more they saw each other, she says she also wasn't sure that she didn't want to be married either.
They decided to just jump and see what happened. Now Amy says the shortness of their courtship—just four months from first date to 'I do'—has been a blessing. It doesn't just happen. Amanda Sarbin How we met: Overcoming all the dating site stereotypes of awkward innuendos and embarrassing typos, Amanda met Travis Sarbin online. But since they lived in different states, they had to fly to see each other.
After the third time in two months, the couple decided it would be easier to just make it official. So Amanda moved to Colorado and they hosted a backyard barbecue where a few surprised friends witnessed their nuptials.
Sarbin says it's all about overlooking small faults and keeping the playfulness in the relationship. Barbara Jacobs How we met: When Target manager Barbara met K-Mart stocker Jim, their retail rivalry didn't get in the way of love. Their first date was a July 4th party—by September 4 they were husband and wife. Jen Embry How we met: Push-ups and rucksack runs don't typically inspire visions of romance, but when Jen met a handsome fellow recruit in bootcamp it was love at first sight. The two dated for a month then eloped.
But not all of love-at-first-sight stories end happily ever—the two divorced after four years. Still, Jen says she learned a lot about herself and love from the experience. As far as supporting friends who do this, I wish there was a way to talk to them about it. I think the problem with asking the big questions is difficult when it comes to more sensitive topics.
So how can they possibly be prepared for the worst? I really like what you said here: What do you think it is from those backgrounds that teaches people those views? I agree with you. I think certain things you can only know by living with someone. So to go from just meeting to married blows my mind.
My parents dated and got married in less than a year and have been happily married for over 26 years. What do you think made it work for your parents? Or is it a lot of hard work to stay together let alone be happy? BUT, I can see why it would work for people who are very religious.
So that probably does eliminate a lot of differences that might otherwise come up i. Then add in the fact that most religions with courting are pretty against divorce, so that makes long term successful relationships pretty important to both parties and their families. When you know, you know. I have enjoyed our 22 years of marriage finding out new things about my hubby. It honestly was love at first site, we both knew! I used to work with a woman who met someone and eight weeks later they were married. Happy as a pair of pigs in mud.
I knew another couple who got engaged, and 30 years later had never got round to having a wedding and still adore each other. I know a couple who dated 8 years, were married less than two and got divorced.
I think she wanted the wedding, not the marraige. Different strokes for different folks. I still know that my personal standards mean that I wont rush into a relationship, and I certainly wont be in any hurry down the aisle. I hope one day I meet someone who feels the way I do. Because what actually determains a long and happy marraige? Theres no hard fast rules to predict how it will end up.
The majority of people where I live go from meet to married within a year or less.
I live in a very religious state. They look at me like a leper because my Boyfriend or Best Friend and I have been together for two years and live together. Unfortuantely, a lot of these couples get married so quickly because they are wanting to have sex and realize quickly that sex does not make a marriage. However, because of their strong beliefs they work very hard to make a marriage work. Most of the women I have talked to have expressed to me that they wish they would have waited longer but are still happy with their partner while others regret the decision all together.
I know some people who have gotten engaged within a month of dating and married within 6 of knowing each other and I can tell you that those marriage are already on the rocks. In the end, I think it depends on the couple and how willing they are to make a marriage work. My fiance proposed after one year. We knew it was going somewhere within the first 2 weeks.
Before 6 months he had started planning the proposal. At 8 months, I moved in.
There was no reason to wait. My Darling Husband and I got engaged after dating for 2 months, and then married 4 months after that. We both knew exactly what we were looking for, and when we found it, we knew it. I think people who have quick time periods are often times more serious during those few months than some people are in years of casual dating.
That seems very odd. If I had been dating someone several years and I had never been to their house, that in of itself would be a red flag. I think a major part of it is just being committed to growing and evolving together. Everyone has their own opinion on this but personally quick engagements make me nervous.