The crazy way we met!

By Christine M. Coppa

Most of us have those strange almost-met-someone moments: Stuck in rush-hour traffic, you make eyes in the rearview mirror at the cutie behind you… or walking your sister’s dog while she’s out of town, you find the pup, well, strongly drawn to a poodle whose owner is adorable… Often, these incidents don’t lead anywhere, but for some of our lucky readers, they were the start of something very, very good. Read their inspiring stories, and be open to meeting your next honey in a most unusual way.

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We met at a party we weren’t invited to!
“My best friend’s brother was having a gala graduation party. She invited me last minute to keep her company, like the day of—seriously. My guy was also invited the night before—also a last-minute attendee. He met my friend’s brother out at a bar. And her brother, after a couple beers, boasted: ‘Come to my party tomorrow night, open bar!’ This wasn’t the type of party you just show up to. It was white-glove service and the invitations were printed, like wedding invites! There was a champagne fountain and a dessert show in the middle of the dance floor. When I got there, I didn’t even have a seat card. I saw an empty seat at my now-husband’s table and asked if I could sit there. He said, yes… four years later, I said ‘I do!’”
—Liss Gallotta, 25, Riverdale, NJ

He replied to my profile…which I didn’t post
“I was dating someone my friends hated. You know the story: ‘He’s not good enough for you, you’re too kind-hearted for such a jerk!’ So without telling me, they put me on MSN Dating & Personals to prove a point—that there was someone better out there for me. They totally went behind my back—I mean, I was in a relationship! All the incoming emails responding to my profile showed up as spam (which I immediately deleted). Somehow, one email got through, from a guy named Rich. For some reason, his email fascinated me and I agreed to meet him for a casual cup of coffee. That day, everything just clicked—we knew from day one, we were meant to be together—forever. We talked and laughed and I think by the end of the date we were finishing each other’s sentences. We've even talked seriously about eloping! I guess my friends were right—my ex wasn’t good enough for me!”
—Sara Govatos, 26, Weehawken, NJ

We were trapped on the subway together
“Last year, around 8:30 a.m., I got on the subway as usual. I had my non-fat latte and new issue of Vogue in tow and was looking forward to a thirty-minute commute uptown. The train approached the first stop, but came to a halt underground between stops. I sat there calmly for 5 minutes, but as it approached 9 a.m., I began to worry. The conductor came on the loudspeaker and said there was a small fire at the next stop, and our train was being detained. That’s when Tony, a handsome guy in a suit across from me, let out a sigh of disgust. I responded, ‘At least it’s Friday!’ He smiled, and we started chatting. The train finally continued on, but before we parted ways he asked for my number. We had dinner at a brick-oven pizza place that evening and things took off from there!”
—Gianna Catrone, 30, New York City

I was being set up with his friend
“My friend Joanne was dying to set me up with her pal John’s friend. Joanne has good taste, so I let her play matchmaker. I didn’t know anything about the friend but I had heard John’s name enough in the past to feel comfortable. John told Joanne that he had a friend for me—he said, ‘He’s smart, funny, good looking…’ I trusted his taste so I gave Joanne my number to give to John to give to his friend. When John called to sell his friend to me, we ended up on the phone for hours. We ended our conversation with the agreement that I’d go on a blind date with his friend the next night. But, when my doorbell rang the next night, I was surprised to see John there with flowers! He said that ‘I was just too good to giveaway to some other guy.’ And I have to admit I was glad he did take that initiative!”
—Kristina Katsoulas, 28, Long Island, NY

We met at a wake
My boss’s mother passed away, and I attended the service. I didn’t really know anyone there, except for a couple of the guys in I.T. I felt funny signing the condolence book but figured I ought to. The woman ahead of me turned and handed me the pen. She said: ‘I hate signing in to these kinds of things… I don’t know what to say about my ex’s great aunt.’ I smiled and said, ‘I don’t know what to say either—my boss’s mom.’ Later, after talking with my boss, I saw that woman again, off in the corner alone. I said something really corny like, ‘Come here often?’ and we both stifled a laugh. We ended talking amongst lily plants. We’re still together and we joke that our first date was a funeral—can’t get worse than that!”
—Peter Smithers, 34, Pittsburgh, PA

Christine M. Coppa is a New York City-based freelance writer.

Article courtesy of Happen magazine, www.happenmag.com.

Is Your Boyfriend Or Girlfriend Cheating? Here's The Quick And Easy Way To Find Out

By Doug Timlin

If you have ever wondered whether your spouse or partner is cheating, you probably have your reasons to be suspicious. Obviously you deserve to know the truth about whether they are being faithful to you - here's an easy way to find out.

This method has caught many cheaters in the past, and has also put people's mind at ease by revealing that their partner was being faithful.

There are three steps to this "investigation" - Let's go through them one-by-one.

Step #1
Your first step is to get a hold of your partner's cell phone. You want to be able to have a look at it for about 10-15 minutes, so choose an appropriate time to do this!

A good time to do this is when he or she has just jumped in the shower or has stepped out the store and left their home at phone. Just make sure you have enough time without running the risk of getting caught.

When you have their phone in hand, go through both the "incoming" and "outgoing" call lists.
Grab a pen and paper and write down every phone number on both lists. If you recognize for sure certain phone numbers you can leave them off, but make sure you jot down every other number.

When you are done this, put the phone back where you found it and head over to your computer with your list of numbers.

Step #2
This is when you get to play "detective" and find out exactly who your spouse is talking to. This is the most important step!

There are ways to find out exactly who is the owner of any cell phone. By doing a reverse phone search you can find out someone's name, address, location details and background information.
You will be running a search on each number that you have on your list. You want to know exactly who your spouse is talking to.

Nowadays, over half of active phone numbers are either unlisted or from cell phones. These numbers are not in any phonebook so you can't find any details on them by running a free search.

However, there are specialized investigative companies that pay good money to have access to all phone records. They use this information to compile databases of listed, unlisted and cell phone numbers and let you search through them.

Since these companies have to pay for these records, they charge a fee to use their services. It isn't expensive and the better ones will guarantee their results.

To save some cash, look for a service that only charges a one-time fee for unlimited searches.
Since your list will most likely have more than one number, you don't want to have to pay for each individual search. This way, you will only be billed once and will be able to run as many searches as you want - both now and in the future.

Find out the details on every phone number on your list. Write down what you find for each number as you go through them

Step #3
Now that you have a list of all the numbers that are on your spouse's phone and the names of who these numbers belong to, it's time to look over your results and see if anything looks suspicious.

Many times, there might be someone in particular that you suspect your partner might be cheating on you with. Does their name show up frequently? Are there other names that look suspicious to you?

You have all the details at this point about who your spouse has been talking to and can easily see if there is anything "fishy" going on. This is the step where you are most likely to reveal "the truth" - hopefully you find what you are looking for.

Worrying that you have a cheating girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse can be extremely troubling. This easy "detective work" can give you the answers you need quickly to determine if you are being treated with the respect you deserve.

Go to http://www.easyreversecellphonelookup.com to run a free sample search and get an idea of how this works. Bookmark the page if you don't have your list with you.

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Want To Know How To Get Your Ex To Break Up With New Girlfriend?

By Chase Brooks

Is this what you're after? If so, chances are you're going down a messy path. Winning back your Ex? It's possible. Making your ex lose interest in someone else? That's highly unlikely. Here's why...

If someone tried to make you lose interest in your ex, what chances do they have? Will they have a magic potion they'll slip into your drink that kills all your emotions for them? No.

Your goal is to change someone else's mind. In other words, your goal is set inside someone else's boundaries.

If you want to win a marathon race you train really, really hard. If you want to run a successful business you stay dedicated to it and make the right decisions. All of these are within your control.

What someone else thinks is never in your control. If you try to make your ex break up with their new girlfriend by demeaning and making her look bad, chances are you're going to come out of it looking like a complete psycho. Trust me, you'll kill your chances.

However, let's look at it another way. Can you choose to stop liking your ex? No. What is it about him? Is it his attractive body? A killer sense of humour? Maybe you can't put your finger on it, but it's there. You didn't choose to like him.

The same applies for him. He might be going out with this new girl because he wants to get over you. He dated you at some point, didn't he? That's because he found you attractive.

If you can make yourself attractive to him once again, you can win him back. If you're lucky he might even break up with his new girlfriend just to be with you again.

Even if he doesn't, you're going to make yourself feel better. You'll feel more attractive and you might even find a new man. If you want him to break up with his new girlfriend because you want pay back, dating and moving on from him is the best revenge.

Going through all this effort just to either make him unhappy or to make him available again isn't going to work, and you'll just look like an ass. I assume you want to get back into his good books again, but trying to sabotage his future relationships is going to make him avoid you at all costs.

Start dating again and get him off your mind. Keep your life busy and make yourself more attractive by showing him that you don't need him. Send him an e-mail now and then just to ask how he's doing so that he won't forget about you, but don't go beyond that.

If you keep the e-mails casual and become friends with him again, chances are he'll want to start spending time with you. If you're lucky, he might even want more. Even if he doesn't, you'll still be dating other guys and you might find one that's even better.

If you don't put all your eggs in one basket you're going to find yourself happier. By dating other guys you're going to experience and learn about new people, and you'll also have the chance to win your ex back if you keep in contact.

You might want to do anything to get your ex back, but keep it to changing yourself only. Trying to interfere with other people's lives will come back to haunt you sooner or later.

Want to learn some amazing techniques that will almost certainly win your Ex back? Or do you simply want to take control of your love life for good?

Check Out Chase's blog for a free break-up e-book and simple secrets that can win him or her back into your arms.

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