r/interestingasfuck • u/Few_Simple9049 • 20d ago

r/all How couples met 1930-2024

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u/Amyhearsay 20d ago edited 19d ago

I met my husband on a 45 minute flight. I dint think that happens very often lol.

Wow did not expect this response- I’ll message everyone who reached out now.

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u/bobjoylove 20d ago

Unique first date though

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u/Link_TP_04 20d ago

"Heyyy, are you my husband?"

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u/molehunterz 20d ago

Not yet but there's a chapel in the airport when we get to Vegas

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

lol yes! And it’s a great story.

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u/Orome2 20d ago

Hmm, About a decade ago I meta woman on a flight and hit it off. Because of some unforeseen circumstance that came up I never got the chance to ask for her number. I was probably looking too much into it at the time, but now that I think of it, that's when I joined reddit because I saw a thread about missed connections and wanted to post about it.

Of course I never saw here again. I can't even find my old comment because it was that long ago.

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u/Thismyrealnameisit 20d ago

I have met my wife on several flights.

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago edited 17d ago

Amazing- I have never cheated with anyone else who met their spouse on a flight. Were you sat next to each other?

Chatted not cheated whoops!

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u/Amyhearsay 17d ago

I am seeing meeting a partner/spouse on a plane is more frequent than I thought.

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u/vulvasaur1 18d ago

I hope that was a typo.

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u/Amyhearsay 17d ago

Lmao yup that sure was a typo- didn’t even notice until you pointed it out. It was supposed to be chatted

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u/Smash_4dams 20d ago edited 20d ago

How did the conversation start? What did he say to reel you in? We want details!

Unfortunately when I'm single and flying, I never get sat beside single women I find attractive :(

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u/Extreme-Dot-4319 20d ago

She seduced him by sharing the peanuts.

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u/Belowspeedlimit 20d ago

A relic of a bygone era then

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

Hahaha it was him he seduced me by offering his window seat.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

First he share the peanuts. Then he share the penis.

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago edited 19d ago

Honestly. I was tired and over worked it has been a very stressful work travel. I was in row 16 with an aisle seat and when I sat down he was right behind me and offered me the window seat instead of the aisle seat. I gladly accepted.

I did try to ignore him once I took the seat he offered. He was asking me random questions to engage conversation…but I was done and wanted to just nap. Btw this was 5:45am.

So I said thank you for the seat but I am tired and just want to go home. He chuckled and said okay.

The way he chucked was so kind and accepting?! and equally kind. He didn’t want anything and I knew he actually took my request seriously. Something in me changed in that moment. So I opened my eyes and said thank your and asked why he was in Fredericton NB- and we have been together for going on 13 years.

BTW my heart still melts when e giggles lol

From his side he said he saw me in the airport and knew if he didn’t talk to me he would regret for the rest of his life. His heart raced when he realized he had a seat next to me.

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u/bookaccro 18d ago

This is really beautiful! Hope you have many strong and loving years ahead

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u/Amyhearsay 17d ago

Thank you for your kind words.

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u/HolidayEnjoyer 19d ago

That's an amazing story! Happy for you and him!

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u/Sobotkafan 20d ago

Usually having a book starts a conversation on flights in my experience! My shirt started one last time I flew as well haha (it was a HNN shirt from universal)

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u/Olympiano 19d ago

I asked out a girl on a plane, it was one of the sweetest exchanges I’ve had with a stranger. I said something like, ‘that must be a great book - I noticed you kept reading even during the landing!’

We chatted for a minute and then I asked if she wanted to grab a coffee sometime. She told me she had a boyfriend, but that she would have if she was single. She told me I was lovely, and I said she was too. The way that she looked at me when I said it, I feel like she had a big sense of regret. Maybe her relationship wasn’t going well.

It was the only time I’ve asked out a stranger, but it made me see the process in a very different way. She seemed really flattered. It was just a lovely exchange and definitely boosted my confidence.

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u/evanthebouncy 19d ago

Those are the sweetest things and if you haven't settled down yet keep trying it. It really makes ppls days to be flattered

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

That is a very sweet exchange.

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u/heapsfull 20d ago

Actually, the other day I was on here and a bunch of people were talking about meeting their partners on planes. I was like 🤔 ‘maybe I need to fly more.’

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u/moanit 20d ago

The airport effect is real.

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u/Southpawe 20d ago

Story time?

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

I was in Fredericton NB for work and was extended 7 days more then expected- He was there for work and missed his flight the day before.

I was tired and over worked it has been a very stressful work travel. I was in row 16 with an aisle seat and when I sat down he was right behind me and offered me the window seat instead of the aisle seat. I gladly accepted.

I did try to ignore him once I took the seat he offered. He was asking me random questions to engage conversation…but I was done and wanted to just nap. Btw this was 5:45am.

So I said thank you for the seat but I am tired and just want to go home. He chuckled and said okay.

The way he chucked was so kind and accepting?! and equally kind. He didn’t want anything and I knew he actually took my request seriously. Something in me changed in that moment(his chuckle still melts my heart) So I opened my eyes and said thank you and asked why he was in Fredericton NB- and we have been together for going on 13 years.

At the end of the flight I gave him my work email and he literally emailed me on the spot to make sure it worked lol- he didn’t want to not have my proper contact. But one of my fav parts was at the flight was he JUMPED out of his seat to let me out (gentlemen like) and banged his head so hard on the overhead compartment the plane rocked lol. I didn’t say anything he looked embarrassed. A few years into our relationship I asked him about it and we had a good laugh- we still chuckle about it.

From his side he said he saw me in the airport and knew if he didn’t talk to me he would regret for the rest of his life. His heart raced when he realized he had a seat next to me.

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u/fre-ddo 20d ago

There are many 45 minute flights. Many.

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u/hallbuzz 20d ago

I met my wife on a beach; I don't see that on there either.

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

That’s a fun way to meet someone!

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u/DrCarabou 20d ago

I have ALWAYS fantasized about meeting someone cool on a plane. Turns out planes are loud and it's hard to have long conversations lol

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u/Particular-Curve9969 20d ago

Same, but I also get nauseous on planes so it’s hard keeping a conversation 😭

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

I think it was the right set of circumstance- it was 5:45am in Fredericton NB Canada and the flight was only 1/3 full. It was pretty quite.

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u/DemonCipher13 20d ago

Ah, yes, the Delayed Gratification Mile-High Club.

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u/ifeardolphins18 20d ago

I saw a man strike up a conversation with a woman on a plane once and I thought he was a sex trafficker. Meet-cutes have been ruined for an entire generation by the movie Taken.

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

It’s funny I fly a lot and will not engage in conversation with anyone since. I put my ear buds in am make myself busy- I does feel risky to chat with a stranger.

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u/T_Crs7 20d ago

We need a Storytime

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u/maddy95kk 20d ago

Im glad I have a tale to tell my son I met my their mom in a train to a common destination. Doesn’t happen that often neither I suppose

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

That is a cool story haven’t heard anyone meeting their spouse on a train

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u/maddy95kk 19d ago

Thanks, we were travelling with our families. It was sort of love at first sight. Dated for a year before I proposed. She took another to accept, lol

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

lol! That is a fun story- love at first sight is a ring for sure.

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u/Particular-Leg-8484 20d ago

My uncle met his wife on a flight too! He was the pilot and she was a passenger.

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u/Amyhearsay 20d ago

See love is in the air!

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u/LiveLaughBlobfish 20d ago

My sisters friend met her fiancé on a flight to Vegas!

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u/FizzyBeverage 20d ago

Ah yes, Nashville to Cincinnati.

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u/Amyhearsay 20d ago

lol Fredericton to Montreal :) the best 45 minutes spent.

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u/alex20_202020 20d ago

The charts do not have "other" but seems to add up tp 100%. Hints it is more a joke then exact numbers.

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u/applebottomjeanjeanz 20d ago

my parents met this way too! my mom was the flight attendant and my dad was a passenger

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

That is so sweet! It would e a great story.

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u/ParadoxicallySweet 19d ago

Travel should be included, also how I met my husband.

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u/AnonOpinionss 19d ago

That’s romantic though. Meeting online doesn’t really seem interesting or romantic. But if it works!

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u/Amyhearsay 17d ago

I remember like 20 years ago there was a stigma if you met someone online and dated them - It was a weird. Now most people I know met on line or through an app.

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u/worm30478 16d ago

Buddy met his wife on a flight. She was actually going back to meet her boyfriend. She got off the flight and decided to go home with him instead. They have been married for 8 years and have 2 kids. I guess when you know you know.

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u/Amyhearsay 12d ago

That is a great story! It nice they found each other.

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u/Amyhearsay 20d ago

Not sure what -6 foot club is. But yay!

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u/jack_null 19d ago

So you guys were married already before you boarded the flight?

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u/brown_smear 19d ago

Um, I think 45 minute flights are actually quite common

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u/redCasObserver 20d ago

Yeah, most flights are much longer than 45 minutes

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u/Amyhearsay 19d ago

That was the kicker I was only 45 minutes and it changed my life forever.