LOVERS ANSWER: How did you meet? 

“I met her through her husband” 💀

“ i was fresh outa jail she was fresh outa jail”😂😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️ “ hold down” ( be loyal to) your partner in and out of jail … you locked in 🤞🏻

Imagine if one of the couple's said " you told me to call my crush a few months ago...."

"Not having him in my life is not an option." _That_ . That right there, that's love.

This video called me single in all languages

The last guy tearing up while she talked at the end was beautiful

I’m ready to feel very single

"From the first night we hung out, I just knew" Meanwhile no one calls my ass back

The 2 who came out of jail looked gorgeous even without teeth

The older couple with the "you look familiar" line. Too cute 😂😂 Fresh outta jail couple 😂😂

I'm pretty sure a "why is he your friend?" Could be very interesting because I think it's the purest form of affection to have close friends. Asking this question to groups or couples of friends would be cool I guess

*Awww the couple who met at a store and married for 40 years are incredible, look how giggly and happy and in love they still are!!* 🥺🥰

the couple that were on their first date was so cute

The way that guy with grey hat and yellow shirt looking at his wife and baby is just too sweet 💕

6:04 “I posted on strictly platonic” *is rocking their baby* Cute

How we met: I was 21, she was 20. I was in my penultimate year in college. She was in her first year of seven in college. I saw this tall brunette in a crowd exiting a building. My heart missed a beat as I stared. I was not in her line of sight, yet she sensed my presence and briefly turned and glanced at me with a concealed smile. I knew instantly that somehow I would spend my life with her. (This is a long story, so if you're easily bored, leave now). Some weeks later, I saw her walking on a path parallel to mine near the college campus. I crossed over so that we had to pass each other. I smiled, she smiled back. This happened several times as her accommodation was close to mine. In the evenings I would search the floors of the college library. Then one evening I found her. I sat in a nearby cubicle, not having the courage to approach her. I saw her several times subsequently in the library. Each time she was totally focused on her study materials, but she would nod and acknowledge my presence as I pretended to casually whizz by. One evening, close to the end of the college year, I decided to overcome my shyness and seize the moment. The library was nearly empty, and she was alone at a large table for four. I pretended to be on my way out, then suddenly see her and swing by. I sat at the empty space at her table, my heart pounding. Her face turned multiple colours. I introduced myself. She did the same. We talked for 30 minutes or so about our families and college. We had much in common. Then, the college year ended. The next college year was my last. I saw her again in the library from time to time and we talked. Our total focus was our studies. We were both from humble backgrounds and a lot of sacrifices were being made to put us through college. Exam failure was not an option. We did not have the money, time or indeed the energy to date. As that year ended, I was finished college but she had five more years to do. A relationship was out of the question for her. I started work. Over the next five years, I had several girls in what we would now call the friend zone, but none who were special to me. I dated a few other girls, but my heart did not seem to be in it. It is only now, many years later, that I realise I was subconsciously running down the five year clock until her college was finished. I was never in contact with her. This was the '80s. There were no cell phones, there was no Internet. At the end of her final college year, I drove to the college in my newly acquired car and searched for her. No luck. I knew the tiny town of a few hundred she was from so I drove there, made some inquiries and also drew a blank. Finally, as she had an unusual surname, I decided to search the local telephone directry. There were five entries with that name. I called the one I thought was the best match. It was her cousins who gave me her family address. Heart racing and hands shaking, I called her number. Her late mother answered; she saw through my cover story and could tell I was a suitor. She giggled as she uncovered by true objective, told me her daughter was now working as an intern in the nearby city, and she promised to pass on my telephone number. A few days later, I got a call at work. It was my tall brunette from college asking how I was. I knew from the tone of her voice that my life was about to change forever. We talked for three hours straight. I asked her for a date for the following weekend. That weekend, I drove to her city, a little nervous and very excited; it was the best journey of my life. When I picked her up, she was wearing a floral patterned dress in turquoise green and maroon. She looked and acted exactly as I remembered her five years earlier. I noticed she was tense in our car ride to the restaurant I had booked. She was very nervous at dinner and hardly ate. Before I returned home, she asked me in for coffee. There, she stood over me in her little kitchen, as I sat and drank her coffee. She relaxed, standing and talking for four hours until I had to plead to drive home. As I left, I reached out to shake her hand. She pulled me in and kissed me. She had taken control of our relationship and has not relinquished it since. We married two years later and will be 30 years married next summer. We have two adult children. She told me years later the reason she was so nervous on our first date. She was shocked at how much I had matured physically and in self confidence from when she knew me in college. She feared I had outgrown her. She still has the turquoise green and maroon dress in her wardrobe and occasionally wears it. I love her more than ever and more than she will ever know. She went to bed two hours ago and will be wondering what the hell is keeping me awake.

Make a series on being lonely, social anxiety and introverts. We need to know that we are not only one.

Not that I’m lonely and single but DO MORE OF THESE.

I met you in the grocery aisle at Whole Foods you were buying celery... I was buying rosè

I love how this shows that you can literally meet someone at any time or place and it can become a beautiful story. 💕

I would expect anything, like literally anything but Craigslist

“ we met for the first time on our wedding day”

" if this earthquake kills us I want you to know I have a crush on you" lol

Met my husband at college we were 16&17 he smiled at me across a room full of people and I honestly feel as though my world just paused. We were a couple within 3 weeks. That was 22 years ago, we've been married 14 years this year too. He's the best human. We have fought very hard for each other. I love him more than I will ever be able to write.

This is fascinating, hearing people stories makes you realise, even in the worst times, miracles can happen, like meeting the love of your life, you can finally see the good in people, having faith in humanity again, spreading this around you, loving it is such a beautiful thing, don't hide it, let yourself love and be loved, everyone deserves this, some are not that lucky to have it in this lifetime, at least not both ways, but just knowing that this is possible makes you face life with your head up, with pride, not regreting you did various things, good or bad, to find your love! Thank you Thoraya! And thanks to all of this people that let Thoraya tell their story on a bigger stage! Much love for all of ya! ❤️❤️❤️💞💖

“My first thought was he could be my best friend” 😭

I met my husband washing his hair, he came in to the hairdressers I worked at, and I washed his hair. We’ve been married 19 years this month.😍😍😘😘🥰🥰

*The last couple, what she said about him was so genuine, deep and sweet. You can tell by the smile on his face, what she expressed meant a lot♡*

6:00 I just want someone to look at me the way he looks at her... ♥️

"No matter what happens, Him not being in my life is not an option". That's one of the most powerful statements I've heard. Especially meaningful in times when people treat each as discardable commodities in fast food like communication channels.

That last couple...I really felt the tenderness between them.

8:37 "he's my other half that i've missed.. my twin flame." i teared up. so happy she found her twin flame :')

the way he kept smiling at her from 6:07 😭❤️

I know this is going to sound dysfunctional, but I met my boyfriend/son's father in rehab 3 years ago. I was from the large city an hour away from the town I was in and he was from that small town. We were both there in hopes to turn our lives around for the better...he struggled with alcoholism and I struggled with drug addiction. We were friends for a while with no intention on being together. I slipped up and relapsed after rehab and he was the only person who texted/called me multiple times a day to make sure I was alive. After my dad died [rip mom and dad] I moved to the small town to help me stay clean...we clicked immediately as friends...and as months passed and as much as I tried to avoid it, we ended up falling for each other. 3 years later we're both still sober, still together and welcomed my 1st baby June 2018♡ Sometimes people come into your life when you least expect it.

Nobody’s gonna talk about how he met her through HER HUSBAND 😐

Y haven’t I met anyone yet? The whole video making me feel single AF but it’s cute at the same time.

damn ive never felt so single

The Craigslist couple. The way he looked at her the whole time she spoke 😍

Just think your doing your shopping then you meet your soulmate then your together 40 years someone is out there for everyone I promise

Lord I've seen what you've done for others 😭

“That was last week” 😂😂😂😂😂

The guy tearing up at 11:19 while his wife talked about their love was incredible 💓

“I just met her threw her husband” her face lol wtf

There are so many cute details but i’ll try to abbreviate the story: The summer before we both went to college, he started hanging out with our friend group and we clicked almost immediately, but he had a girlfriend and I tried to deny my feelings for him. In August, we all went on a road trip and once he told everyone he had ended it with his girlfriend, I finally let myself be attracted to him and we both unknowingly flirted with each other the whole weekend. On the drive back we had to fit seven people in one car so I laid across everyone in the backseat. My head was resting on his lap for two hours and I kept my eyes closed for the most part because I knew I’d blush or giggle if I looked up at him. He told me later he was stealing glances at me the whole time. I hugged him goodbye when I got dropped off at my house and we both almost shared how we felt. By the time we were both going to different schools, we were talking or hanging out almost every day and we started calling each other while we were apart. About a month in, we were both being pretty mushy and giving each other lots of compliments and we planned a weekend where I could visit him, but we still hadn’t clarified our intentions. A bit later I asked him on the phone “So, are we, like, a thing?” And there was a pause and he said “Yea” lmao The first weekend we spent together was perfect and since then we’ve fallen deeper and deeper in love. We just had our one year anniversary last month❤️

God works in mysterious ways

6:03 The way he looks at her tho😍

I love “how we met stories.” In real life I’m forever asking “how did you guys first me?” I realize I’ve been doing it forever. I started asking my longtime friends and have continued to ask people who I’ve come across in my life the question. I was glad you’ve included people who were in their 30s and above. I’m in my 50s and I do enjoy watching RU-vid videos, but I wonder if you’ve come across many “older” (40s and above) and if they have a “the one who got away” or “I have a crush on you/do you want to go on a date” story to tell. Please include more. I know our in our society we place importance on the youth. Shows are filled with youthful cast members. It’s refreshing when there is a show I can relate to. Of recent, the now no longer on air, “Hot in Cleveland.” Thanks for listening. Keep up the great work!

2:11 she’s so pretty.

Hiii everyone!! If you have an interesting "how we met" story, comment it down below :]]

My husband and I met at Warped Tour when I was sixteen. He came up to me and asked if he should see the band I was waiting for or go to this other band that was playing & I told him he should stay. We’ve been inseparable ever since 🥺

“But he’s my friend!” ouch

The hopeless romantic in me absolutely loves this video!! Ugh. I just love love. 🥰🥰🥰

*THREE YEARS IN A LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP* love is the most important gift❤️

6:01 her voice is so gentle and melodious! 😍 and the way her husband looks at her 😍😍

jeez, not even 5 minutes through and this is already so cute🤧❤️

Next video topic: COUPLES ANSWER: What has been the greatest struggle you’ve endured and how did it change your relationship, if at all?

That last guy starting to tear up when his wife is talking about their good and bad times 😢❤️

So this is how we met... I was in personality development class where my teacher gave us a task to download online dating app and to meet new people from different professions.. so I went back to my place downloaded it.. right swipped people from different professions.. talked to them but was too anxious to actually meet someone.. a few guys asked for my insta and he was amongst them.. we talked for a few months on insta, got to knew each other... We both have had breakup from 5-6 years of relationship so we were not ready to go there yet... Finally we met... A few months later. Got to knew each other more and tried hard to stay away from getting into emotional stuff. Definitely that didn't work out.. it's been a year or so and we are happy, not commited though, still trying to figure out the question.. " how can two people who are trying hard not to fall for each other still ends up doing the same".... I know very few or may be none will read this but this is a story which need to be told 😉

10:35 ,, i love how she explained this because that is what true love is, wanting to go through those up and downs with your partner and grow together

The first thought was that he could be my best friend :-) And then boom married for 33 yrs and still standing hugging each other on street:-) And 8:39 couple god thats called fated to be together

So we met at "church" when i was in grade 5 and he was in grade 6. i never really knew of his existence, lol, but he had a crush on me already as early as then. later on though, me and my mom became inactive and never went back to the "church" for a long while. we did live in the same area though, and without me knowing, he would sometimes hang out at the subdivision where i lived and see me outside our house, and just look at me from afar. he would see me on mornings when i was going to school, and he'd risk coming late to his class, just so that he could get a glimpse of me. they wrote an essay in school where they were to tell about their first crush, and he wrote about me. one day, years after, (we were now in high school) the mayor of our town came to our school and my class was required to meet and greet him. so there i was, shaking the mayor's hand, totally unaware that the meet and greet was on film. now "his" class was required to view an educational movie at the cinema, and guess what. before the actual movie, a short clip was played, and apparently, it showed me, shaking the mayor's hand. "he" was reminded of his first crush, and he'd occasionally return to his aunt's house who had a picture of me in her album. so he'd just visit to be able to glance at the picture. i never knew about it during the time. i didn't even know him. (i'd tease him now that he was low key stalking me. 😂) again, years passed, me and my mom became active at the church again. so we met again. we were in college by then. it was the first time that i actually acknowledged him. never knew i was part of his story for quite some time already. we became friends, and that's when i found out about all the stuff i wrote above. i was shook he even could remember the exact date when we first appeared at the "church", what i was wearing, and certain details about my looks that time. after a while he started courting me (culture where i live) and i accepted him. turns out we first met in 1997, became boyfriend/girlfriend in 2005, got married in 2010, had our daughter in 2012, and are soon celebrating our 10th year as husband and wife in 2020. i mean... who would have known... 🙂

The arranged marriage couple is a wonderful testimony to love.

I now wanted to be in a relationship 😅 but I’m so single .

0:14 “I was fresh outta jail, she was fresh outta jail” 😂

Who drops everything just to watch Thoraya's video❤❤

As a person who‘s not actively on social media it scares me how many of these couples met on social media

“Hey if this earthquake kills us I just wanna let you know I have a crush on you” so romantic 😍

Could you do this in Korea? Maybe during a tour in Asia? I reckon there’d be many who’d love to stroll along with you for a day to translate (me being one of them)! Something to consider? ❤️

I met my boyfriend on Plenty of Fish. We were just supposed to have a casual date/hookup. We’ve been together for 3 years now and just adopted a gecko together. 😊

I'm so jealous of all their relationships 😢

6:00 the way this guy looks at his wife even when she’s not noticing... CAN SOMEONE LOVE ME LIKE THIS PLEASE

Ok but the couples story at 4:50 is beautiful. That’s how I want to meet my s/o.

The people that met fresh out of jail seem to have a better future than the ones that met through her husband.

U know what it is true love when a pretty lady loves a man with no front teeth and is criminal 5:40

It's gonna be almost a year next month for my long distance relationship and he did live in Colorado but he moved away cause of his job but we are making it work ! He's coming to visit soon

My parents met on a beach in Thailand over thirty years ago. My dad is from New Zealand and my mum is from Sweden and they were both backpacking around the world. They had to do long distance for a few years before they eventually settled in New Zealand. They are such great role models of what a good relationship looks like; I love their love.

I was is jail 😳 she was in jail 😶

I absolutely fell in love with the last couple's love, the smiles and sparkling eyes from both was really beautiful. Thank you thoraya for finding them and having the courage to approach and ask!!! And thank you to the participants for sharing😁😁if your ever near Boston and want some help or someone cool to explore with hmu cuz you seem like a chic im trying to have some adventures with

I met my boyfriend at Starbucks.The waiter had accidentally switched our drinks.I was just about to stand up and go to the country to tell them about it,but then a beautiful boy came and told me that i have his drink and he (maybe) has mine.So we started talking and became great friends.

Omg when the man said "that was last week" I dyed laughing XD So wonderful they're together after 40 years!

Part 2, 3, 4, and more of this please Thoraya!!!

My husband and I met in Michigan- I’m from Maryland and he’s from Minnesota. We were at a concert with mutual friends and never ended up talking. Then we all got connected on Facebook somehow and one day I asked for prayer on my status and he was the only one who messaged me asking what he could pray about. We became really good friends, then ended up dating and were married within a year! It’s our 3 year wedding anniversary in 6 days! 🥰

“He’s my friend” And I oop-

6:28 the way his looking at her is just 😍😍🥺🥺❤️

This was probably my favorite episode 😭 pls make more💛💛💛

That girl at 03:30 has some features as ariana grande. Plus, i think that guy will end up in the friendzone 🙈

I met the best guy ever on FB 7 months ago...2 months later he flew me out to Florida..for the best Vaca I've had to date!! we have traveled together... and had so many memories shared.. he's so genuine, so ambitious. Im in love with him. I pulled away because he wants to have children one day. And I don't..*I have children* I told him I could no longer be friends with him because I was in love with him..but I miss him terribly 💔.. it's been a lil over a month since I've seen him, he reached out last week to check on me and my family because we had bad flooding in my area and that's it.. Tomorrow I'm going to text him because I'll be in his city for the weekend ..and I'm going to ask if he wants to meet for lunch...I'm so scared because idk what he'll think..I just know I want him in my life! Some way, some how...Wish me luck! 🙏🏾🤞🏾

I don't think I've had the word "single" thrown at me any harder in the past years until now...

“I love her heart”. 🥺❤️

Let me tell you all about my love story .. I met him when we were in high school, I was a sophomore and he was a junior. I was new to that high school and they changed my schedule around out of no where so I got put into a new class during my 7th period class. I was getting my notebook out of my back pack and as I was getting my pencil out, I looked up and I saw him sitting down looking down at his pencil, I completely fell in love with him. We’ve all seen cute people before but I’ve never felt like that before, i never believed in love at first sight until that moment. He messaged me on Instagram and after that day we’ve been together. As every couple goes through breaks, we had one since the beginning of feb until September. So 8 months. I always knew since I saw him that we were going to be together for life. That one day he was gonna be my husband. He’s my soulmate. If it is truly meant to be it is no matter the circumstances! And I have a lot of proof for that. We connect in another level , ever since the very first day I felt as if I knew him before. Being in love is amazing.❤️

The couple who met on Craigslist.. The way he looks at her.. Mannn I want someone like that😩😩😩😩

My very special grandson is in the first interview. I seldom get to see him. What a wonderful surprise to see this and his first date with that beautiful young lady.

I learn a lesson after this video none of them met at a party or night club. I now know to stop looking at the wrong place.

First thank you for sharing this and all your videos. After reading a comment below, I have decided to share our story. It's still unfolding. We haven't met yet but through several platforms we have come to know each other fairly well over the last two years. She lives halfway around the world and I am many years her senior. She is 38 so I'm not actually robbing a cradle. It was the most insane thing I have ever started and it has been an exceptional time for me. We are hoping that covid lessens enough so that we can meet soon. It is a committed relationship and we hope to be one soon after covid subsides. The best thing about your videos is the diversity of stories. We are all one group of individuals. Thank you once again.

You should do “what moment made you realize that he/she/they was the one?”, I think that would be pretty cool!

I met my husband when I was 20. I had moved into my own apartment. I was attending school full time and working like crazy to pay the bills (My parents were broke.) I was at the apartment pool, and he walked up and started talking to me. To this day, he has no idea why, because he had (and still does have) paralyzing social anxiety. We got engaged 3 weeks later, and our 25th wedding anniversary is this summer. His keychain has the gps coordinates of the exact spot that we met.

2:35 What a beautiful girl gosh 😍😍

I met my wife on E-Harmony. We've been married 14 years 5 months. I'm more in love with her then when I met her. My wife is my hero. She's a nurse, and a wonderful person who loves me too. I cherish her. There is nothing she asks for that I wouldn't do.

5:06 - She is sooooo gorgeous!

I like to watch these first thing in the morning as I'm drinking my coffee. This one made me cry, like I was getting in touch with myself again. Single for 12yrs now but a hopeful romantic, happy for others❤