First, I am happily engaged.
I am curious, has anyone “hooked up” from the straight dope? What I mean is, has anyone ever met with a stranger on this board and gone on a date? If so, has it ever progressed to more than that?
I’m wondering because I was talking with some co-workers who apparently date exclusively from chat-rooms and similar web-related venues.
Congrats, Meatros! That’s all. No comment on the rest of your post cause I found Mr2U the old fashioned way. Picked him up in a bar. 
Congrats on your engagement!
Thanks, thanks, um…I’ve been engaged for a while though. I put that there so no one would think that I was trolling for hook-ups (not that anyone would mind you).
Although come to think of it, I never officially announced my engagement here, so I might as well do that now. 
Thanks all!
It happens on a fairly regular basis. They are called DopeFests. Coupling happens. Dating happens, engagement happens, and marriages happen. Their is even a <gasp> Baby that happened!
We should have a sticky or FAQ that is occasionally updated with “Who met each other on the Straightdope?”
And, yes, my Momma did teach me hoe to spell.
These are ones off the top of my head who met through the SDMB who are either engaged or married. I’m sure there are more.
Verrain and TruePisces – Engaged 2002
Montfort and Anniz – Married 2001
AirmanDoorsUSAF and MsRobyn – Married with BabyDoors
Wierddave and GingeroftheNorth – Married 2002
SpinyNorman and Shayna – Married 2002
MrCynical and MissCreant – Married 2002
UncleBill and Geobabe– Married 2002
Plus hundreds of other relationships past and present, individual dates, and one or two hot sweaty nights, which I will not go into here.
UncleBill, don’t forget Damha and tatertot, who also have a DoperBaby.
There’s a lord of boardincest goin’ on.
Ahem. I did, but I still don’t freely admit it.
How much does it cost to get you to tell?
Dunno. What are engagement rings going for these days? 
But get her a white gold ring. She won’t 'fess up for anything else.
Well, that depends. If it’s not white gold, can I pawn it? If I can pawn it, I might spill the beans.
Ahh… who are we kidding? Tell you what, UncleBill, you offer to fix this woman up with a baked brie or some fabulously fried fondue and you’ll have her singing all she knows in seconds flat. 
Hmm… a baked brie. Much, much cheaper than a ring… gotta remember that.
Actually, that’s not as true as you’d think . . . but you’re right; a dough-encrusted wheel all to myself, with a coupla bulbs of roasted garlic on the side, and a pot of chocolate fondue to wash it down, I’ll tell you anything you want to know.
BLECH!
Huh. I think we’re back to white gold. Go figure.
And Genseric and I have a thing going currently. Where it’s going, no one is quite sure, but it’s definitely going with a swing.
A big swing. Yay!
Hey, me and El Hubbo hooked up the same way!