This was originally posted by Janice & Kathy on the community forum.

Oh, Barbara, what a beautiful sentiment! (the last part! LOL)

And she did have me at hello, it just took her a little longer! - hey, I never got my toaster oven!

and as for the first part...I think you might get everyones attention!

This was originally posted by brewmax on the community forum.

Just wait 'til I see Janice again. . . think I will yell "LESBIAN" across the cruise ship Lido restaurant aisle! Think anyone will notice? :)

All this talk about "stealing" just makes me smile. Mary had me at "hello", stole my heart the first time she smiled at me, stole my breath the first time she kissed me, and has held me oh-so-willingly captive ever since.

Remember, too. . . you cannot steal what is given to you.

This was originally posted by Janice & Kathy on the community forum.

I keep trying to get Janice to add something but she is just too shy. After reading the last post, I said "do you have anything to say?" and all she said was "I Luv you" That's enough for me, work for you?

This was originally posted by Janice & Kathy on the community forum.

Conundrum, thank you so much for sharing your story on the forum. Janice and her husband were also very active in that tiny church in that tiny town. Needless to say there was quite a scandal. One of the "church ladies" even screamed "LESBIAN" at Janice across the isles of the local mini-market one afternoon. Like you, I didn't steal her. The marriage had been over for a long time. She just didn't know that there was anyway out. He had convinced her that she was useless and no one would want her! And she believed him until she met me!

This was originally posted by Janice & Kathy on the community forum.

Ladies, I am overwhelmed by your response! You can't believe my excitement when I came home and found there had been 20 more posts from when I left this morning! The one thing that warms my heart is the reoccuring theme

"She is the best and I am the luckiest woman alive!!!"

Some of us took a month, some of us took 11 or more years. (some of us are quicker than others LOL!) But when we knew it was real, nothing could stand in our way.

How amazing is it that we all feel that way!

Evergreen - you have me at the edge of my seat! give it up!!!!

This was originally posted by bikerbabe on the community forum.

Like Jo & Cindy,
We also met via the internet. We chatted back and forth for a week or so and I knew I just had to meet her. The pix she sent me were awesome and I had to see the real thing. We lived 2 hours apart so we decided to meet halfway at a mall. We met for lunch and I knew the moment I saw her that she was the ONE. We shopped for hours, not buying a thing. Just chatting and getting to know each other. She was trying on a cute skirt when she motioned for me to come in the dressing room with her. I actually looked around to make sure it was me she wanted. So I went in with her to "help" her with her skirt. She gave me a hug and planted the best kiss on me I ever had. My knees went weak and she had to hold me up against the dressing room wall so I wouldn't fall. We hung out together for 9 hours that first day. We both went home and from that day on we seen each other every weekend and once during the week.I couldn't take the distance anymore so 2 months later she moved in with me. Yes we have had our ups and downs, but I wouldn't have wanted them with anyone else. We have 3 kids between us and they all live with us and are great. We have been together for 7 years now. She is the best and I am the luckiest woman alive!!!

Valarie

This was originally posted by brewmax on the community forum.

Great start. . . we're waiting for the next segment!

This was originally posted by Bev and Susan on the community forum.

evergreen... don't keep us in suspense tooo long!

This was originally posted by evergreen on the community forum.

Well okay Brewmax!

I first met Phyl The Thrill in 1966 (Most of you folks on the Forum weren't even born then!!!)

Someone had told me that she was gay so I was immediately interested.

I used to attend meetings with her & noticed that after most lunch breaks she returned with wet/damp hair!!!

So, one day I followed her..........

...to be continued

This was originally posted by Conundrum on the community forum.

We met at church. A pentecostal, bible based, very straight church. In fact, I'm pretty sure i was at her wedding when I was young. Later on, I was involved in different parts of the church and became friends with her husband and her later. I know exactly what you mean by your brain yelling two different things at the same time - because I was day-dreaming about her, and yelling at myself at the same time. There were a few times I thought she might be flirting just a little but quickly dismissed it. We started talking pretty much every day. One night when I was completely wasted I called her up to chat and I was extreemly flirty with her and she responded also. Of course the next day I was mortified! I had just teased around with my pastor's wife! (later on we found out he had heard that conversation when he confronted her about it). It was agony to talk to each other and drop little comments from time to time and then act like it didn't mean what it really meant. It was like a dance of what do you want to say and what should you say. Well, down the road a bit when they got divorced we really told the truth we'd been dancing around for so long and started dating. No - I didn't "steal her" - it was a divorce a long time coming. Needless to say, I no longer go to that church since the rumors are going around that I stole the pastor's wife! LOL Guess I'm going to hell for that one huh?

This was originally posted by Donnie6503 on the community forum.

I love all these stories, here is ours:
Maureen and I met 26 years ago at Buger King we were 15, and bacame the best of friends. At the time niether one of us knew that we would end up together. I got married and had two children, Maureen joined the Army got married and one day wrote me to tell me she was a lesbian,which I have to say was a shock, she will tell you that I didn't handle it well, but to my knowledge I did. As the years went by we stayed int touch she was stationed in Germany and I didn't see her very often. About 5 years later my marriage eneded in a horrible divorce should have never married this man(lol) and I had my first realtionship witha women, Maureen popped up with her partner at the time Sharon, we met for lunch and it just didn't seem like the right time to tell her that I was also a lesbian..... We lost touch for about 2 years and my relationship with Cindy had justed ended I searched every box that I owned to find Maureens phone number she was living in BUffalo Ny and I was in MA. I found the number and When she heard my voice I thought she would fall off her chair, she was coming to MA. to vist family and we decided that we would get together, she was with her girlfriend, and she didn't like me at all, I told Maureen about the relationship that I just had gotten out of, this time it was her turn to be shocked, we talked on the phone every night for hours, she invited me and my daughter courtney to vist over memorial day weekend, after a few drinks and conversation we had our first kiss, (if you see her on the ship she will tell you it was me that kissed her)both of us had that heart dropping feeling, I moved to Buffalo 2 months later and now we are getting ready to buy a house in SC. and have been together for 3 years, we plan on doing the commiment ceremony on the cruise. It is a wonderful feeling to know the person that you are going to spend the rest of your life with is also you best friend. (Hopefully I didn't ramble on too much , my minds goes so much faster than my fingers)

This was originally posted by brewmax on the community forum.

Julie, you could string us along with one page at a time. . . keeping us on the edge of our seats!
Do tell!

This was originally posted by evergreen on the community forum.

I really didn't want to take up 4 pages of the thread Madge!!
Where's your story?

Hey, still waiting for the photos of us dancing with those delightful locals in CR.

This was originally posted by Madge on the community forum.

Now, now Evergreen....I know some of the details!!!!

This was originally posted by evergreen on the community forum.

We met at work..............