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Match.com Is The Best Decision I Ever Made…

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Welcome back to Finish The Sentence Friday Blog Hop (FTSF).  We give you a sentence and you finish it (however long or short you’d like).  Please feel free to link up and follow any or all of our hostesses, which are below.

And now for this week’s sentence to finish:  “The best decision I ever made…“

Next week’s sentence to finish: “I have absolutely no interest in…”

The best decision I ever made…

Joining Match.com!! Strange answer for some I may know, but if I hadn’t my life as I know it may never have been quite the same.

Here is a copy of the original e-mail, I sent that Kevin actually has saved after all these years by the way:

To: cunningham77 (cunningham77@talkmatch.com)
From: zepplin3055 (zepplin3055@talkmatch.com)
Subject: Hi there….I just wanted to drop you an e-mail and tell you a little bit about myself. I am a 26 year old NYU education graduate student. I live in Massapequa. I have long blond hair, brown eyes and am 5’2″ and weigh 100 lbs. I am looking to meet a nice, smart and honest guy. I read your profile and was hoping to talk to you. Please e-mail me back at zepplin305@aol.com. Hope to hear back from you soon.

Janine

 

Many also know that met Kevin on Match.com, but for those that don’t now I guess you indeed do know now. But if you don’t know the full story, feel free to check it out here now.

See Kevin and I lived 5 minutes away from each other. Graduated the same year from neighboring high schools (we are literally 4 weeks part in age). We even went to the same college at the same time for our undergraduate degrees. Frequented the same bars, clubs, restaurants and movies, too.

So I am still quite shocked that we never met before I placed that fateful ad to seek him out and write him on  Match.com.

Where It All Started -The Dating Years: 2003-2005

 

Just glad in the here and now that he did answer my message back and the rest is history.

But still the thought of if I hadn’t joined Match.com when I did and had not met him is just too inconceivable to bear.

For not only would I not have Kevin in my life (as much as we can drive each other crazy, don’t even want to fathom this), I always wouldn’t have my two crazy, little princesses. And that is a thought I refuse to even ponder.

Wouldn't have my two princesses, if not for this decision!
Wouldn’t have my two princesses, if not for this decision!

Thank god I did make that decision, when I did!

Now that I shared what the best decision I ever made, please share with us today your best decision ever.

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About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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  2. Billybuc says

    Very sweet story. You had much better results with Match.com than I did. 🙂 The best decision for me was asking Bev on a non-date. She said she had no desire to date anyone and I said fine, we would go on a non-date. The rest, my friend, is history. Have a great Friday.

    • Janine Huldie says

      I remember you sharing that about Bev and your non-date and definitely think that it was indeed the best decision you ever made, too!! Happy Friday to you too and just thanking god that this crazy week and thursday is behind us now 🙂

  5. Brittnei Washington says

    Awwww! How strange is that! I have a sweet sister who met her husband on a dating site. Funny thing is, she thought it was a way for singles to just meet and hang out lol. She didn't even know it was a dating site, but she ended up meeting her wonderful husband anyway on there. Love stories are so great. 🙂
    My recent post The Spring Feasts!

  6. gigigirl says

    Also so glad you joined Match.com and found your love and your life. Sounds like you and Kevin were in the same spheres, but when the time was right, you met and bonded for life! Funny how things work out…..can't imagine what it would be like without Emma and Lily on the planet. So glad you and Kevin found each other….and the rest is history! Love you all…….xxxxoooo

  8. tamaralikecamera says

    I think about that a lot! I was once at a crossroads between two guys. What if I had picked the other one? What would my life be like? Would I still be in New Jersey? Would I have kids? What would they be like?
    Aggh!
    As you can tell, I chose this guy.
    My recent post My Photography Process.

  11. kellylmckenzie says

    Such a great decision! It is rather bizarre that you met that way considering you lived so close to each other, 'eh? Wow. Did you ever have the feeling that you had seen him around? Like at the bakery, at the pharmacy, anywhere? It'll be really cool to see who your two end up with and how they met them! I met my husband at a brunch. He nattered on and on and on about stuff I knew. Turned out his mother was a good customer of ours. Yep – it's a crazy ol' world.
    My recent post Best Lie Ever Told To My Children

  13. vitatrain4life says

    I did not know that and it's SO great! A really good friend of mine met her husband online and she's always embarrassed by it. I'm like "Are you kidding me? Half the people we know met that way!" I'm glad you're proud of it, as you should be!!
    My recent post Ask Away Friday

    • Janine Huldie says

      Aww, thanks Allie and in the beginning I was a little nervous telling my dad, but it was really kind of funny when he actually said to Kevin, "I don't know where she found you, but don't ever leave!" After that I realized pretty quickly it was fate and love the way met!! 🙂

  14. Sandy_Ramsey says

    I didn't know that you met Kevin on Match! I love that! Looks like it worked out really, really well 😉 My husband and I went to rival high schools, he graduated one year earlier than me, we lived with a five mile radius most of our lives and knew a lot of the same people in schools, went to the same parties, etc. Needless to say, we never would have made it had we met in those years but we did eventually end up where we are. It sounds like fate for both of us! Love this story and those are such great pics! XX
    My recent post Homeless: A Poem

  21. The Dose of Reality says

    OMG!!!!! I didn't realize this is how you met…or that you had so much in common and were so near each other all along! WOW! And that email…how awesome and sweet is that?! Not many people have an actual record of the first time they met!! I love this story and YES…Match.com was a great decision, wasn't it?! AW!!! 🙂 –Lisa

  23. stephsprenger says

    I just love reading stories about how people met their significant others- so fun and magical!
    My recent post PTA, Poodle Skirts, and Mom-Fails: An Update

  24. highheels2hiddentoys says

    What a cute story! The hubby & I both dressed up like Harry Potter one Halloween in college, too. Hopefully I'll be able to sign up for the blog hop next week!

  25. lisang@expandng.com says

    Awwww, I'm so glad it worked out for you two! And funny how small the world is. I met my husband through a friend but turns out our families lived 5 min apart when we were in high school! And our sisters were friends with one another!

  31. Kerith Stull says

    What a beautiful love story!! Centuries ago, we depended on our elders to match us up. Today it's all different. Even strategies from the 20th century don't always apply any more. Thanks for sharing your story! And major kudos to your hubby for saving that email!! He's a keeper! Good decision on your part indeed!
    My recent post Homeschooling My Special Needs Child

    • Janine Huldie says

      Kerith, I know exactly what you mean. My grandparents and definitely my parents didn’t meet this way, but still must admit I couldn’t have pictured now meeting my husband any other way. And I do very much believe he is a keeper. Thanks so much for saying that 🙂

  32. spiritedlife says

    We are on the same page! It's amazing what one little decision that you didn't think of much then wil change your entire world! Lucky you!
    My recent post #AskAwayFriday with Stephanie {So, I’ve Been Thinking}

  38. Rea Alducente says

    I think that it's really interesting how people can meet online and be real friends or sweethearts in the long run. Amazing what technology can do and I'm so glad for you too that you decided to send that email. I would have been too nervous to do something like that. 🙂

  39. Cyndy Bush says

    Love this story! I didn't meet my husband online but I did a good bit of online dating before we got together and I had a blast and met some great guys, and have some great horror stories. 😉 It amazes me that some people still have a negative view of online dating….this is 2014, it's THE way to do it!
    My recent post Fast Fragments

    • Janine Huldie says

      Cyndi, I have a few horror stories myself before I met my husband, but still so glad that I do have a wonderful story that ended it for me with this. And couldn’t agree more though about online dating 🙂

  42. dramaqueensmum says

    I met my hubby on Match.com too. He 1st sent me an e mail in June of 2003 & we met in person 8-31-03. That night I took down my match.com profile. We moved in together 2004, got engaged in 2005, got married in 06 & had our daughter in 2007.

  43. agperdew says

    Love it girl! That is the sweetest thing and I absolutely love a fairytale love story. Great job on the new redesign over at J9. I was looking to comment on there, but didn't see anywhere to do that, so I figured I would just let you know here. Great post and congrats on 1 year. I think it is fantastic that you have done what you love and you have got mad skill at doing it. I am glad you got a few hours to yourself. Back to this post now…great pictures and yay for match.com!

    • Janine Huldie says

      Aww, thank you so much Amy. I put the actual blog on the menu bar with all my articles and the front page links you to pricing and packages now. Sorry if that confused, but I thought this would help those looking for actual services when they first land on my page. Thank you so very much though for all you kind words on my business site redesign and on this post, too. Hugs and happy to see you here this morning. Have totally missed you!

      • agperdew says

        I really miss you and all my other bloggy friends along with blogging. I have lots of ideas and am still taking tons of pictures for posts for the future. I am still in the blog mode and have my wheels turning constantly for new posts. Time is just not there for me right now. Plus, when we moved right around that time I got a new computer, but then my old one completely got fried so I lost all of my edited photos for new posts as well as all of my blanks and templates that I made. It really overwhelmed me with losing everything. Your new design was not confusing at all, I love how it is set up and I just didn't see the comment section. Very easy to navigate and very informative. Hugs back and have a great rest of your day!

      • Janine Huldie says

        Oh, Amy that is awful and seriously so sorry to read this tonight. I know how hard you always worked to get your photos of blog related photos. So, I truly feel terrible reading this here tonight. Definitely, hope you can get back to blogging as your time permits though and please do stop by when you can. Love hearing from you and totally mean when I say again that I do miss you. And glad that my designs Website was easy to navigate and had some great infer for you, too. Hugs again and enjoy the rest of your night, too!! 🙂

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