Nancy asked about how my husband and I met, and it made me realize I haven’t written about it! Thanks for the suggestion 😉 I don’t want to list people’s names in this post, so I’ll be using the initial of their first name.
Let’s go way back to my college days. In my sophomore year, I joined the officers group of a tech/computer club, and it was the best decision I made back then. It made me love my major, and I made so many lasting friends. It’s also where I met all three of my boyfriends, my husband included.
Our club had an office in the Computer Science building, and at any time, there was usually someone there. It was a regular hang out place for many of us when we weren’t in class, and we had a TV in there with a Super Nintendo and a Gamecube. It’s funny because I can tie how I met each of my boyfriends back to a single game: Super Smash Bros Melee.
1. My first boyfriend, M, said he first noticed me when I was sitting in there playing Smash. He thought to himself, I want to date a girl like that, and then pushed himself to get to know me.
2. I first noticed my second boyfriend, L, when we were playing Smash together. He wasn’t very good at the game, but every time he died, he’d laugh about it. He never got frustrated and kept playing, even though he wouldn’t win. He seemed like a fun guy, so we started hanging out after that.
3. One time I walked into the office, and my (now) husband, D, was sitting there playing Smash. At the time, I didn’t know who he was, but the whole time I was in there, he just sat there in the same place, playing game after game. I remember leaving for class, and when I came back later… he was still there… in the same spot. I thought to myself, what the hell, who is this guy who keeps playing Smash for hours??
So yeah, as you can see, my husband actually left the worst first impression of the three! We became friends anyway, but I don’t think we became close during my sophomore year. Every time we hung out, it was because we were both at a club event or it was in a group of friends from the club.
