# I'm married! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002 "2006-04-17T14:12:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/1 "2006-04-17T14:12:22Z")
At my best friend’s birthday party in October last year, I met a very special person. I was instantly attracted to her, I could tell she had some attraction in – or tolerance for – me, so I used her as my helper in a really cool magic trick. We exchanged email numbers, and set up a “just friends” date the following week. Over the next couple of weeks, we emailed each other daily, we talked a lot, went to parties and movies together and had a ball. Although our emails started on just a friendly note, in time they progressed to “To the most beautiful woman in the world” and “To my prince.” We wrote good night and good morning emails daily. Then, in December, we started going out seriously. We fought a bit, but mostly it’s just been the most fantastic time I’ve had in my 40+ years. We’ve talked about starting a family and while I was married before, neither one of us has had kids. We knew fairly soon that we were going to get married. After thinking it over, we decided to do this sooner than later so we went and registered our marriage last Friday. We’ll have a party for our friends in May, and a honeymoon in Bali. Her family will come up from Taiwan. She doesn’t speak English, and I don’t speak Chinese or Taiwanese, so we communicate in Japanese. It looks like we’ll be staying in Japan for a while. This is the happiest time in my life. Oh, and here’s a [pic](http://www.flickr.com/photos/90901585@N00/110023825) of us on my birthday in Oct, before we were going out ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/2 "2006-04-17T14:27:06Z")
Congratulations! You both look very happy at the birthday party - got any wedding pics for us? ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/3 "2006-04-17T14:30:32Z")
Congrats!! ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/4 "2006-04-17T14:31:34Z")
[little girl voice] Wai! Wai![/little girl voice] Congrats to the both of you! ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/5 "2006-04-17T14:36:11Z")
I gotta say, you’re both pretty people. Congratulations, and may you always be as happy as you are right now. ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/6 "2006-04-17T14:36:11Z")
You make a handsome couple. I wish you the very best in your future together. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/7 "2006-04-17T14:47:58Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > Congratulations! You both look very happy at the birthday party - got any wedding pics for us? Thanks everyone! We just registered the wedding at the city office. We’ll have a party next month, so I’ll post pics from there. Also, how many points do people get for having a SDMB points at their wedding party? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/8 "2006-04-17T17:16:53Z")
Woohoo! Congratulations. Wishing you both luck and joy in your new life together. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/9 "2006-04-17T17:38:15Z")
Congratulations! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/10 "2006-04-17T18:33:01Z")
The theme of The Love Boat is now playing in my head for some reason. Great picture! You are a good looking couple! I wish you much happiness and loads of health! ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/11 "2006-04-17T20:44:33Z")
I never thought it would happen, [but it did!](http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/4159/470625120l6zl.jpg) Crazy how life works, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/12 "2006-04-17T20:51:18Z")
Congrats!! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/13 "2006-04-17T21:28:04Z")
Congrats, TokyoPlayer! Congrats to Bear\_Nenno, too! ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/14 "2006-04-17T23:22:59Z")
> [@TokyoPlayer](#): > > **I’m married!** What a coincidence. So is your wife. Seriously, congratulations and may you have many happy years. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/15 "2006-04-17T23:24:48Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > I never thought it would happen, [but it did!](http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/4159/470625120l6zl.jpg) Crazy how life works, isn’t it? And congrats to you too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/16 "2006-04-17T23:36:40Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > I never thought it would happen, [but it did!](http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/4159/470625120l6zl.jpg) Crazy how life works, isn’t it? That’s great! Is that in Korea? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/17 "2006-04-18T01:36:19Z")
Congrats to \*_Bear\_Nenno_ too! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/18 "2006-04-18T07:24:24Z")
> [@TokyoPlayer](#): > > That’s great! Is that in Korea? Yea!! Don’t I look great in a 한복 😃 Reading your OP, I was like WOW. Funny how you start off as friends and then almost instantly you can fall in love. But I can completely relate! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/19 "2006-04-18T18:22:04Z")
Congratulations. She’s beautiful and I hope you have 100 years of happy marriage. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002/20 "2006-04-18T18:32:12Z")
I like the Cessna. Oh, and your wife is cute, too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-married/353002.md?page=2)