Redditors Gush Over Spouses’ Memorable First Impressions in Heartwarming Reddit Thread

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Sienna Varady
Jul 12, 2024 8:00 PM EDT

Everyone knows that the initial impression you get from someone is one of the most important. But as history has shown us, first impressions don't always portend how well you'll get along with someone or how likable they'll be.

Having said that, I was browsing Reddit when I saw a post that caught my attention and prompted me to look into it further. The post asks married readers, 'Married people, what was your first impression of your spouse?'. The moment the post was up, comments began to roll in. As a result, after reading through almost all of the comments, I was inspired to share over twenty of the most touching tales with all of you.

Thus, be sure to have a closer look at the screenshots below if you have time to spare and would want to immerse yourself in some wholesome romance stories! After you're through, don't forget to read the story of the woman who jeopardizes her sister's marriage by lying on behalf of her brother-in-law!

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  • 01
    Subject Teaching1752 "Wow, that kid has a huge head." And I don't mean his ego. His head is large for his body, like a Peanuts character. Whatever. I love him.
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    Married people, what was your first impression of your spouse?
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    Passivem . 14 hr. ago She's a weirdo... I love it
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    ninmena · 13 hr. ago • Same, my wife is a super weirdo. Every day is funny as h
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    Subject_Teaching1752 · 13 hr. ago "Wow, that kid has a huge head." And I don't mean his ego. His head is large for his body, like a Peanuts character. Whatever. I love him.
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    Amber_5165 · 11 hr. ago Omg I had totally forgotten this till I read your comment: The first time I saw my guy without a shirt on, maybe 3rd or 4th date, I for some reason had a reaction of "holys this head is too big for his body how have I never noticed this." It sounds so mean I totally blocked out the memory of this till just now
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    He went in the bathroom to take a shower, I called my friend and said “I have to leave - head too big for body" and she told me very kindly that that sounded ridiculous after things were going so well maybe I was scared of commitment.
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    Anyway, I stayed, we got married a couple years later. Let this be a lesson to you youngsters looking for love - sometimes the ick passes and you love 'em big head and all
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    Fractal_Brot 13 hr. ago She has beautiful eyes and she was so pretty(still very much so) I was soo nervous, I went to bathroom and gave myself double finger guns and said don't sc w this up. Still married 5 years!
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    Id_Rather_Beach · 13 hr. ago He gave me a "real hug" when I met him, and he was exactly as described in his online profile. And he seemed really nice.
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    joecpa1040 13 hr. ago I met my wife online via a dating site (OKCupid). Her pictures were terrible, but I read her profile, and it was smart, witty, funny, truthful. So, I messaged her just complimenting her profile as one of the best ones ever. Didn't try to suggest texting or a date or anything. She replied back that my profile was one of the better ones too.
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    Long story short we just celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary (together for 7 years). I have never felt as loved or loved someone as hard as I love this woman. I call her "my life" because she is. BTW I have no clue why she chose those pictures for her profile. She is by far way more beautiful than those pictures.
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    Fyre-Bringer OP. 13 hr. ago · edited 12 hr. ago Some people aren't photogenic. They look way better in real life than they do in pictures.
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    k erwithasharpie · 14 hr. ago OMG! A redhead. I'm in love!!!! 32 years later, here we are!
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    Belle0516 14 hr. ago I met my husband during breakfast in the dining hall while we were in college. My first thought was "ooh he's nerdy-cute!" And then saw him working on an assignment for a hard bio class and figured he must be a dedicated learner. I introduced myself and we've been together ever since!
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    • • withgreatpower 14 hr. ago · edited 13 hr. ago Well she was also a little cutie - model hot, so far out of my league that I didn't even consider crushing on her for months - but the first thing I noticed about my wife was her kindness. She treated me like a friend right away.
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    I found out later that it was because we had already met, and I didn't remember her at all. So for her it was, "Hey, it's that guy I know, he's a safe guy to hang out with in this crowd," and to me it was, "This girl thinks I know her, I'd better act like I know her too so she doesn't feel weird."
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    But having known her for over eighteen years now, she is really just genuinely kind and warm to every human she encounters, right away. It's the most incredible thing.
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    Miss_Sparklexz. 13 hr. ago I thought he was way too cool and good looking to ever be interested in me, he thought the same thing. 30 years later, when neither of us were as cool or good looking, we got together.
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    dameggers 12 hr. ago He brought a book to read on our first shift together so he could ignore me. No one ignores me. Together 13 years.
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    tizod 13 hr. ago • I met my wife at a bar in Los Angeles. Of course I thought she was cute which was why I was talking to her but the thing that really stood out to me was when I asked her what she did for work. She said she worked with kids at a gymnastics place. I
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    waited for the typical "but I am really trying to be an actress/model/singer" line that I had grown so accustomed to. But it never came. Then I asked if she liked her job and she responded "I love my job." It was quite refreshing.
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    3yl. 13 hr. ago I was riding my bike with a friend and as we passed the house across from my friend's house, I noticed a guy I'd never seen before mowing the lawn. I stopped my bike and asked who the guy was. My friend told me his name. I said, "I'm in love. I'm going to marry him." He was 13 and I was 11. We dated other people in high school, but we married each other in our 20s and we've been together more than 30 years.
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    thatpearlgirl 13 hr. ago I thought he was an adorable skinny nerd. Later he took off his shirt and I realized he was actually an adorable buff nerd.
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    SirFelsenAxt 14 hr. ago She was at a party that she didn't really want to be at and just looked really down. I decided that I was going to cheer her up. We've been together for over 20 years now
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    periodicsheep. 13 hr. ago · edited 5 hr. ago i came across him through friends and i thought he was a complete idiot. but i met him again a few years later and realized he is, in fact, awesome. he's my best friend and we've been together for over half of our lives now. 23 years. i'm super lucky.
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    LazyOldBroad60 • 13 hr. ago He wrapped a cloak around me because it was raining, I turned around and looked up at him and thought "nope". Here we are 20 years later.
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