30 Real Life Love Stories That Will Make You Believe In Soulmates

“I was 16 and heading home from cheer practice when I realized I couldn't go another day without shaving my legs. I stopped by the grocery store to pick up a razor and ran into Alex, a friend of mine from school. Alex was picking up some groceries with his older brother John, who I felt an instant co…”

— The Way We Met, instagram.com

“I met my husband on Twitter. Why am I telling you this? 1. It's an epic story. 2. Because it shows that true love will find you when you're ready to receive it. When I was in a place of self-love, that's when the Universe brought us together- and via Twitter of all things. So yes, love WILL find you…”

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“Although most believe that finding true love in the club is not possible, we defied the odds. Blindly introduced by friends, we sat for hours talking about things which are a foggy memory at best, but when the lights came on we realized no one else was left in the building and it was time to leave.…”

— The Way We Met, instagram.com

“I was born in Mexico, raised in Richmond, and have lived in NYC for 15 years. Bryan was born in South Africa and has lived in NYC for 14 years. We met because we lived in the same apartment building literally right next door to each other. I lived in Apartment A2 and Bryan lived in Apartment A4. I w…”

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“We met in May 2010 at a restaurant I was working at in Santa Monica. He was standing in the lobby of the restaurant and we made eye contact a few times. He wasn't seated in my section so I didn't have any interaction with him to feel out his sexual preference. As he was leaving, I wrote my number on…”

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“I was in college, sitting in my Government class while planning my wedding scheduled for 10/10/10. I was complaining to the girl sitting next to me that I couldn't find a pianist to play at the ceremony. She suggested someone she knew and gave me his contact information. I looked him up on Facebook,…”

— The Way We Met, instagram.com

“My fiancé and I met in middle school. I remember just looking at him irritated me and I didn't even know why. One day we were arguing and disrupting class, so our punishment was we had to sit next to each other. After a couple weeks of this, we started flirting and not too long after that we started…”

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“Tamara and I are High School Sweethearts and have been together for seven years. When Tamara was 21 years old, she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It was a day that I'll never forget. She was diagnosed on Feb 17th, my birthday. To hear the doctor confirm the diagnosis was heartbreaking an…”

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“Mark plays baseball for the Cincinnati Reds minor league team. I was at one of his games when he noticed me in the stands and threw me a baseball with his number on it. I let him take me out on a date but didn't really expect anything to come of it. I knew he traveled for a living as a baseball play…”

— The Way We Met, instagram.com

“I was working as a bartender at the time and had just gotten off work. I decided to drive through Downtown Fredrick, which was a terrible idea considering it was midnight on a Thursday. I was driving down Market Street when I saw flashing red and blue lights come on behind me. I pulled over and wait…”

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“I am South African. Vaidas is Lithuanian. Both of our journeys brought us to Seoul, South Korea. His friend approached me and told me he'd give me 3 tries to guess where Vaidas was from. If I guessed within the 3 tries, Vaidas would buy me a drink and if not, I would have to buy him a drink. Of cour…”

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“I met Kristina when she came up on my explore page on Instagram and was mesmerized by her crystal blue/green eyes. I built up the courage to send her a message and gave her my number, hoping to get to know her better. We talked for a week or so until she agreed to let me take her out to dinner. Afte…”

— The Way We Met, instagram.com

“When I met Priscilla I had no money, no car... I was working the front desk at the gym where she joined. When we started dating I literally told her, "I have nothing to offer you." Yet all she asked for was my heart. On December 16, 2015 we decided to get married, just the two of us without anyone k…”

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“I spent years trying to find a guy I was compatible with. I wasted so much time on people I knew I didn't have a future with. I just wanted to find someone who would appreciate me for exactly who I am. Just when I was starting to give up on men, I received a Facebook request from Matthew. Apparently…”

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“We met on a dating app. On our first date we quickly realized how much we had in common, basically running parallel lives. We both shared a strong passion for traveling and an interest in seeing the vastness of the world. While enjoying a drink on our 2nd date during a beautiful spring day, Jack sai…”

— The Way We Met, instagram.com

“We met on the freeway! Yes, you read that correctly and no, I'm not making this up. 25 years ago I was driving on the 5 freeway in Santa Clarita when I saw a beautiful woman driving a yellow jeep with the top down. Her long curly permed hair was blowing in the wind (keep in mind it was the 90's, so…”

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“Every relationship has a story but ours was pure fate. We both relocated our lives to Texas. I moved a few years before him, originally from Florida. He moved from California. At the end of 2004, I was working as a server at a restaurant when I turned around to go put an order in and noticed a cute…”

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“Tyler and Leah are High School sweethearts and it was love at first sight. Fast forward to five years later- after many deployments, countless flights to see each other, and thousands of miles driven- Tyler was home on post-deployment leave when he asked Leah to spend forever with him. Of course she…”

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“Being a dog owner is a great way to meet people. It's funny how these unconditionally loving, voiceless animals have the ability to bring people together. We like to say Anne's dog Luna was our matchmaker. We would have never met if it wasn't for her. But we also would have never met if Anne wasn't…”

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“Marj and Julian met through Instagram. Julian's page caught Marj's attention because she loved the unique photographs he shared- which were never of himself. She was especially drawn to the bible verses he used in his captions, as they really spoke to her. What started as an Instagram direct message…”

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“In the summer of 1947, I was playing a softball game at camp Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. Ruth showed up to the field with some of her girlfriends to watch us play. I slid into 3rd base while catching her eye, smiled and winked at her. 67 years, 10 kids, and 50+ grandchildren & great grandchildre…”

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“One afternoon I decided to go for a walk around Central Park. There was an outdoor festival/ flea market type thing going on which made for great people watching. I pulled out my camera and began taking photos when Nick came up to me. He asked me why I was in New York and I told him I was on my way…”

— The Way We Met, instagram.com

“I was a singer in a band called All Ends. He was an artist and a biker who just moved to Gothenburg to be closer to his motorcycle club. We met out a couple times through mutual friends and I would always catch him staring at me. I guess he was trying to figure out if I was already seeing someone. F…”

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“This is the first couple I am posting about whose meeting I take credit for. I dragged the groom, Thomas, who was basically my roommate at the time (because my then boyfriend lived with him) along with me to a friend's house for a barbecue. Julie, the bride, was also at the barbecue. Thomas and I ha…”

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“My wife is the strongest, goofiest, most beautiful-ist (not a word, I know), most stubborn, passionate, kindest, and generous person I've ever known. To put our story in a nutshell, we met in Taekwondo when I was 9 years old. I knew I'd marry her. Our families trained and won multiple championships…”

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“My friend sent a photo of me to her husband's best friend and said, "I found your future wife." He replied, "Perfect, just one last thing- when does she want to get married? Fall, spring, or summer? 10 months later we were engaged.”

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“I went to see a friend's band play at a cool little club above the Roxy Theatre called On The Rox. I was talking to a friend when I first spotted Victoria. I thought she was the most beautiful girl I've ever laid eyes on. She had long flowing blonde hair and was wearing a sweater. I remember the exp…”

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“John and I met in the summer of 2011. I was living in Long Island and he lived in Eastern Kentucky. I went to school with his cousin and she invited me to come visit her family over summer break. There was John sitting at her kitchen counter as I came running through the door excited that you could…”

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“I had been widowed for over a year and wasn't looking for love but sometimes it finds you anyways. Troy and I met at a friend’s house party. Right from the start we couldn’t get enough of each other and barely spent a day apart. When I decided to bring Troy home to meet my parents, I warned him that…”

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“I met Kordell almost 4 years ago when I spent my summer volunteering at a summer camp. Kordell was the attractive guy who worked on the ropes course and we became fast friends. He would save me a seat everyday at lunch, walk on the busy side of the road, and always text me goodnight. I was completel…”

— The Way We Met, instagram.com