I'm met my hubby at a Xmas party 16 years go but did not date him until much later. At that time, I had been single for a while, in my picky stage, and not really interested with the guys that were there. Each guy was a "no, no, and a BIG no"...including him! Yes, this was based on purely on physical appearance since I hadn't really talked to any of them. Hah!
Fast track a few weeks later at a small indie bar/club that I used to go. I met up with mutual friends and he had randomly shown up. We chatted for a while but I still wasn't interested. He asked for my number but I bluntly told him to ask my friends. Later, he asked to dance so we ended up dancing until closing time. Then he asked to walk me home. I said okay. I still wasn't sure about him but I invited him to my New Year's Eve party and he said yes. I finally gave him my phone #.
New Year's Eve party - he shows up late because he had witnessed an accident, and we really hadn't really talked but he stayed until everyone left. My best friend told me that since he was still there, that it was a good sign and that if I didn't go for it, I was an idiot. I walked him back to his car and noticed baby car seats which took me aback (WTH!). Ummm... kids???!! ! NO WAY!! But the he explained to me that it was his sister's and that was a huge relief. I had to laugh about it afterwards.
And so I waited a week+ for his phone call and had not heard from him and was baffled why he hadn't called when I realized my land line # was dead. I had forgotten that I was changing my phone company and had missed my appointment.
After getting reconnected, I finally heard from him. He had said that he had been calling and calling, and that if I didn't pick up the phone this last 13th time, he was going to give up on me. And with those words, we've been together since.