I am taking a pole to see who is getting married or is married to someone that they wouldn’t have met if they weren’t in FIRST.
For me I wouldn’t have met my Fiance because of FIRST. He was on team #201 and if it wasn’t for FIRST it’s a safe bet that we would have never met. The same thing goes for his sister who’s boyfriend is on #27 and she’s on #201. I was talking with Martus about ho funny it is and he brought up the idea to do this thread. So if you you have a story about how you and your other met because of FIRST share it with the rest of us.
My wife and I didn’t meet because of FIRST (blind date) but FIRST is the perfect activity for us. She’s a teacher at Wilson Magnet and I work for Xerox. It’s a marriage of convenience.
I’m not surprised at all by FIRST-formed relationships and marraiges being somewhat common. It’s a long-term activity with close interaction of like interests. Should an attraction form, there is already a basis for “compatibility.”
Then there are the marriages and relationships that form when one person is in FIRST and the other wasn’t, usually the one who isn’t wants find a way to be involved.
My team has been (up until 02 season) run by a husband and wife. They are both teachers, but they teach at different schools in my district (the district has only 2 high schools). The team consists of both schools.
Two of our old mentors ended up meeting and getting married through FIRST. Now the the woman is pregnant and due any day!!! What do you think of the name Dean… (j/k!)
you mean marriage? I’m obviously not married (only 16) but i have met many fun and interesting people in first, and even some people that i wish that i could date, but they just live too dern far away:(…hmm…how about a long-distance relationship…?
Funny you should say long distance relationship…lol
Yeah, anyone who’s seen any of my posts directly before chicago midwest or nationals may have noticed me point out somone in particular, lol. My girlfriend is the absolute BEST, I met her actually on CD. We talked for a long time and met up in chicago and houston. It really kinda sucks we only get to see each other twice a year at the moment (she’s on 71, in Indiana…I’m 108, Florida)…but it’s worth it to be with her
So there’s mine…not exactly marriage, but a relationship built upon talk (we talked on the phone for 17 hours last weekend , THAT was great )
…being she’ll probobly read this: Love ya babe! [The rest of you can disregard this ]
*Originally posted by Specialagentjim *
**Funny you should say long distance relationship…lol
So there’s mine…not exactly marriage, but a relationship built upon talk (we talked on the phone for 17 hours last weekend , THAT was great )
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Austin, don’t be discouraged! distance relationships with FIRST aren’t too hard.
and yep, joys of night & weekend minutes! that was great!!!
several people on my team are talking to other teammates or people on other teams, but i think i’m the only one actually dating someone on another team.
[sorry, everyone can disregard this too…hehe, love ya too jim! :)]
Teams 234 and 393 have a unique marrage relationship. In 1999 Cyber Blue 234 was started by Scott Ritchie. His wife Libby came and sat in on some of our meetings. She liked it so, much that she decided to start her own team in 2000. This relationship started out rough, but has greatly improved over the years. We’re not as nice to each other as people may think ;). Both teams like to have “bonding” events together including helping TP others houses!!! I think that these may be the only 2 teams in FIRST that have both a husband and wife manage 2 separate teams.
Now that we know we can get along at competitions, we should start signing up to go to the same ones… ahem, Libby, Scott
There has been a lot of ‘historical relationships’ on our team since it started. However, the only marriage I can think of is my floor coach Lucas is engaged to another Alum of the team. Not sure when they are getting married though.
…hehe, anyone ever thought of having the robots in their wedding party??? whoa! that’d be wicked cool!
I believe team #135, Penn Robotics, is run by Phil Perdan and his wife (I’m incredibly sorry if I get this name wrong, my advance apologies) Holly. Indiana is good for getting spouses involved, I suppose. Team Hammond, I know, has the whole Beatty family, the Noble’s (Chris went off to help start 461), the Michna’s (Sarah the driver went off to St. Mary’s and wants to start a team), the Kolodziej’s (everyone knows and loves Kevin, who started a team at MSOE), the Preissig’s, and the Weber’s, among others. Their kids got involved with FIRST, got their parents involved, and now Team 71 has a great parent backing.
I met my boyfriend last year on Team Hammond, and we started dating shortly after the MMR. Going strong ever since (and another reason I’d like to get a team started at Rose-Hulman). It’s hard to pull off a FIRST relationship, much less a FIRST long-distance relationship, but possible.
The Technokats, though not back then, were ran by a husband and wife. I think they met through work not the team but still ran it. This was the 1996 season.
*Originally posted by Koko Ed *
**My wife and I didn’t meet because of FIRST (blind date) but FIRST is the perfect activity for us. She’s a teacher at Wilson Magnet and I work for Xerox. It’s a marriage of convenience. **
Ed,
You may want to edit that last sentence before it gets you in trouble. (The voice of experience.)
[quote]*Originally posted by Al Skierkiewicz *
**Ed,
You may want to edit that last sentence before it gets you in trouble. (The voice of experience.) **/QUOTE
Perhaps I should instead call it a “marriage of coincidence” . :)[/quote]
I must say, since I’ve been in FIRST, I don’t think there’s been a girl that I’ve had an interest in that wasn’t involved in FIRST. Like someone mentioned above, what better place to find people that have similar interests?
As far as the long distance thing goes, if both parties want it to work, it can and will work. There are tons of great examples out there. Communication is key. I myself was involved in a long distance relationship because of FIRST until recently. It does get hard at times, but seeing the other person at competitions is wonderful. Plus, the time that you do get to spend together is that much more precious.
So I say congrats to those that are taking their relationships to the next level, and good luck to those that are just beginning. And here’s to hoping for those of us that are still looking (I like long walks on the beach, moonlight…HAHAHA).
I guess on that note, for all you singles out there, keep an eye out for the FIRST Singles Club coming soon…
Kev
P.S. Amanda, you got my name right! You rock!!!
*Originally posted by robo hottie71 *
**I must say, since I’ve been in FIRST, I don’t think there’s been a girl that I’ve had an interest in that wasn’t involved in FIRST. Like someone mentioned above, what better place to find people that have similar interests?
As far as the long distance thing goes, if both parties want it to work, it can and will work. **
Yup Yup! i am currently in a long distance relationship with one of the greatest guys i have ever met. And when i say long distance i mean it… i live in California and he is in Michigan!.. i actually met him through CD just like someone mentioned in an earlier post. lol. but yeah, we talk online whenever possible and we talk on the phone once in a while. so far it is going great and our one month is comming up next week on May 21st… The first of many future anniversaries… if you know what i mean. dum dum dum dum…
Does anyone else hear wedding bells? I LOVE YOU CHRIS!!
, THAT was great 
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