How I Met My American Wife
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- čas přidán 24. 10. 2017
- One of the most common questions I get from subscribers is, "how did you and your American wife meet?" It's a question I've answered sporadically across multiple videos before, but have never used it as the main creative thrust - until now! I hope this gives you the insight into my personal life that you've been craving (that sounded better in my head).
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My parents literally met in the middle of the Atlantic. My father was going back home in Norway for summer vacation while studying in the US. My mother was going to the university in Oslo for summer school in Norwegian language. They met on the boat going over.
Can I ask why they took a boat? (And not an airplane, which I assumed you were referring to until your last sentence.)
A boat ride across the whole Atlantic...Sounds scary and long. 😬
In 1949 flying was a luxury, not for students. I, myself first took the MS Stavangerfjord back to the US in 1952 when I was 9mo old. Later again in 1960 for vacation. In 1961 we took the MS Oslofjord when family moved to Norway. Flew a DC6 when we moved back to the US in 1964. Moved to Norway with my wife in 1985, lived here since.
@@sorryifoldcomment8596 In 1949 flying was a luxury, not for students. I, myself first took the MS Stavangerfjord back to the US in 1952 when I was 9mo old. Later again in 1960 for vacation. In 1961 we took the MS Oslofjord when family moved to Norway. Flew a DC6 when we moved back to the US in 1964. Moved to Norway with my wife in 1985, lived here since.
Goes to Norway to study Norwegian. Gets an actual Norwegian man.
I'm my family, story goes that my several times great gramps was returning to the US after a visit to Ireland and there was a woman who wasn't being allowed to board the ship as a single woman. They had never met before, but had a mutual friend who introduced them, and he offered to marry her. They allegedly ended up living a long, happy life together.
I do love how you refer to her as your "American wife." It almost implies that you have other wives elsewhere. ;)
😂
Ha!!! Laurence, a British man living in America's heartland, Anderson, In. was discovered to have wives in 18 countries and on 5 continents. Ha!
@@wendi2819 Easy to hide out in the heartland .
@@wendi2819
Well...he HAS spoken of fairly extensive travels, hasn't he?🤔
I'd say you might be on to something.
I feel the same way when I call my husband my 'second husband' or 'current husband'. Sounds like it may be temporary with others to follow
My wife wasn’t a wife then she was just a person 😂😂😂😂
I live in Brighton , you learn to defend yourself and assert dominance over seagulls
One crapped on my head in Skegness. Bloody Northerners.
😂
South Shields. The biggest seagulls I've ever seen. After taking the ice cream would have beaten you up for not having fish and chips to steal as well. They are seriously fucking monstrous birds there, none of the locals eat in the street.
I visited Sea World in California and bought a cup of food to feed the dolphins. My toddler son, who I was holding in my arms, and I were promptly attacked from above by a pelican battering us with its bony feathered wings. Needless to say, no dolphins were fed that day.
I think I'd be tempted to walk around with an ice cream in one hand and a tennis racket in the other, or is that frowned upon?
I met my wife toward the end of her freshman year in college (that's a story in itself), and I was off to the Army that fall. After my graduation from Army Transportation School, I was off to a year in Thailand. We stayed in touch that entire year, and, unlike many of my contemporaries, I never got a "Dear John" letter. It was only after I returned Stateside, and then did a short tour in Viet Nam, that we got married. You have a long way to go because we just celebrated our 50th.
Hey! Congratulations to you both!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Aww that was lovely Laurence, you've got a good and beautiful woman there, treasure her.
Thanks, Lisa. I do everyday.
She's so darn cute with her hair dark. I started watching in the 2020 time frame. She's so perky.
@@LostinthePond Awww, it is a love story. You both are so fabulous.
@@wendi2819 ...and then she changed. The dye job isn't flattering. She looks so much better with her natural hair color.
Aw, that was lovely, Lawrence.
She was studying abroad, and he was studying a broad.
I see what you did there....👍😏
😄😄😄😄👍🏻
That's v. Punny
...and it wasn't her eyes he saw first. ;D
Oh! The puns! It hurts so bad! It is like Be Alert, the world needs more Lerts.
I love these stories. I met my wife on a rail platform in northern Israel. I was there on business and she was spending a year at a college there. I visited her three months later in Switzerland, and we had our civil marriage in Texas two months after that. Now we have two kids under two and live in my hometown in Texas. You never know what life has in store!
Lawrence, this is really one of the sweetest conversations that you've had with your followers. I do realize that "sweetness" is not necessarily a goal for you. But don't we all want to know our pal's back stories… Truly, there is absolutely no way to know how your daily decisions, be they major or minor, are going to influence your future. The most important thing that I have learned in my 63 years and also was actually drummed into me by my mother, is that you have to be nice to everyone you ever meet because they will show up again.
You made me almost wish I was in love with someone. You and your wife are perfect together. Thank you for giving us a deeper understanding of your history. I so hope you can go to York someday soon. Cheers!!
Thank you very much, Julie.
Not necessarily a girly thing but the National Railway museum in York is non too shabby. www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/
This brings back so many memories. Myself (american) and my husband (Brit) have been married 19 years we lived in England for a year and returned to American after our 1st wedding anniversary!! I wish you both nothing but many happy years to come!!
What a great international love story. Have been married to my college sweetheart for 41 years now, and here’s my best advice: Hang in there together through the tough times, and you’ll discover you will fall in love with each other again and again. A beautiful thing for sure!
If you read up on a little bit of what all has happened to them, you will find they have already demonstrated your advice to themselves. It's really sweet.
My fiancee (British) and I (American) are also doing the long distance thing and yes, it most certainly can be hard to wake up and know he is 4000 miles away. But he is worth it. I'm so glad that you and your wife made it through the most difficult thing a couple can deal with, separation, and have many years of joy ahead.
I 100 percent guarantee he's cheating.
@@calsavestheworld Grow up
@@steampunkrose1010 he's cheating.
I'm an American from Pittsburgh who was married to a Brit from London. He came to Pittsburgh sponsored by a car dealer who was starting up selling Jaguar. He lived in Pitts. a few years, his wife wanted to move to Hawaii so they went there. Got a divorce there.He came back to Pitts. with his children and one day I called for a towtruck and he came with his buddy on the call. We were inseparable after that.He got a job working for British Leyland and in that capacity we travelled all around the world.The kids did not get a very good book learning education - in & out of English speaking schools all over the world - but they did get an experience education that was unsurpassed.
The seagull taking the ice cream as a "sign" is similar of how the Aztecs saw the eagle take the snake as a sign, lol.
It's uncanny.
My husband is British, we married 30 years ago...We met in Bermuda and had a long distance relationship.
MSN chat is how my wife and I continued dating for quite some time back in the day. (03-05) We didn't have a "pond" between us but did have several states. Enjoy your channel and loved hearing how you two met! :)
I'm doing the long distance thing as well. He is British and I'm in southeast USA. It's absolutely true that if you can endure long distance you can endure anything. I am also crazy into history and he's planned a long holiday road trip hitting all the wonderful cities and sites in the UK. Many long years for you and your sweetie! ❤
Nancy Kelly hope it goes well for you I hope to marry someone from USA the girls there suit me a lot more than british aha
@J H I'm sure he likes Nancy! lol ...
Hope you got it done Nancy
Great story :) My husband is Irish, we met in Toronto and I brought him here (the US), we got engaged and he just got his permanent residency. Quite a journey, as I'm sure you're aware.
You guys are so cute, to many more amazing years together, cheers!
Thanks, Chris!
My gosh, I love the love you have for your wife. Your love shines through for her. I really hope she loves this video.
In the middle of the Atlantic could be a shipboard romance, but those are a lot less common since air travel became a thing.
Foiled again!
Or a ship wreck.
transatlantic liasons
On the middle of the Atlantic would be the Azores.
@@LostinthePond >>> One word: *TITANIC* 😉
What a sweet story...it’s funny how one decision leads to life-changing events.
My hubby and I met online nearly 11 yrs ago! I live in West Virginia and he lived about 40 min outside London in Kent... oddly enough at the time I lived in Kent, Ohio! I went to meet in and stayed in London for about two months. Now 10 yrs later he’s a full blown West Virginian!
I'm an American guy and my girlfriend/fiance lives in Serbia. Its such a long way and I hope that i can see her soon. Unfortunately i have to get surgery done before seeing her, however I can't wait to see her. She saved my life honestly and I wouldn't be alive without her.
I am so happy for you two! I wish you both the best of luck and a lifetime of happiness!!😊
Doing the long distance thing myself! He is British I'm American, Its tough but knowing that I've found someone caring and understanding (and for him its the same) makes it worth it! Wow, you were together forever That helps too! cheers!
Disney Gamer im doing the long distance now, we use whats app...thankgod for technology...right?
sashach99 Yes! we met on Twitter, I quit because too many people, we used kik , always on psn so we just use that now. Its a different kind of relationship so its alright chatting here and again (I love him very much, and he does as well.) sorry, rambled there not many i can talk to about it in RL. I wish you luck!
Glad you both found each other. All the best and hope you get to meet up!
Disney Gamer - I have had and online "chat" with someone from the UK now for about 2 yrs and know what you mean about the IRL part..it is different, but at the same time it's amazing. We mostly use KIK to chat with phone calls through Skype. Just want to say good luck to you, I know how it feel!
Celina W. THANK YOU SO MUCH ! It is harder but works because you can do what's needed (life basically) and not have to worry that you cant go out that night or the other things that come with in person dating. You have someone special that YOU know is real and they are truly your best friend first. I can't imagine my life without him The goodish thing is if you don't talk for a few days everything is still great. (he had to teach me that) 😄 Sorry for blabbing🙈❤️ I wish you all the luck with yours as well!
My wife is from Midland Michigan,I am from Altrincham Cheshire we met in Sheffield,Yorkshire July 1974.we have a picture taken before we met Fort he first time.The next time we met was January 1975 in Detroit Michigan. We married 6 weeks later March 1 1975, 46th wedding anniversary 2021
Your wife is so cute!!! I'm grateful things worked out so happily for you!!
This brought back memories. There is so much truth to a situation like that making clear how important you are to one another. I am a Pennsylvania girl & my husband is from Devon. I met him on Twitter BSing about science and politics. We never lived in the same country until he came over to marry me. Spending years sleeping next to an open google hangout, battling time difference, I have no idea how much we spent in flights and never care to do that math. It really shows you how worth it to you the other is. I am grateful that time is over, but it will forever serve as a reminder to never take him for granted.
I’m an American who absolutely loved York so much, I’ve been there three times with different family members because I wanted to see it through their eyes. It’s such a beautiful town and incredible if you’re a history buff like me. It never disappoints.
As I get older I've been wanting to have someone to enjoy life and get through hard times with. I can only hope to have as good as a relationship as you two have. Many more happy years to you two!
This so sweet! I love it when you and your wife do videos together. She is really beautiful, smart and funny! 🥰
Thank you for coming to America and sharing your special humor!
aww nice, lovely story
Glad you enjoyed it!
BTW: she's so beautiful in the Kelly green tam!! Lovely and very intelligent your Tarah.
Such an adorable story!
Glad you enjoyed it, Brooke!
Thankfully I had my heart removed or this video would be touching.
We are from Wetherby, West Yorkshire! Needless to say I'm partial to York, beautiful place....
I love how much you show how much you love her through your emotions. Your love shows through.
It’s it amazing how two people who live so far from each other can can meet and fall in love. God bless both of you and your marriage!
My wife and I grew up 5,384 miles (8665km) apart and met in a third country nowhere near either of ours. Some things just work out!
@@lelandunruh7896but it means that at least one of you has to leave your country. I don't think I could do that.
Truly romantic story. I believe some couples are just meant to be. You are both good for each other. Best wishes for the two of you to grow, learn and love together. ♥️🇺🇸🇬🇧
Awww , you deserve applause 👏for this one Laurence and Tara!
What a sweet story. Thanks for sharing it with us!
She's beautiful and that's such a wonderful story.
What a lovely story, Laurence, your and your darling wife are quite the couple.
Thanks, Doug!
Oh what a sweet story! Thank you for sharing.
I'm so glad I found this! Thank you for all your content. I really enjoy it.
Thank you so much for sharing the story of your meeting and getting to know Tarah. Can see the sparks even now after the years that have passed. Lovely!
I find myself watching more and more of your videos. This is very touching, you must love her so much.
This was delightful!
Awwww! That was nice! I'm glad you two met! I hope you have MANY more happy years together!!
Loved this video. You guys are pretty adorable!
Good for you, man. Happy Valentine's Day!
This was charming and touching. I wish you many more happy years together, and hope that they are rich in fulfilling experiences!
You two make a nice couple
So incredibly glad I watched this! What an adorable way to meet. Plus I now know that you and your wife have something in common with what almost overnight last year became one of my all-time favorite musicals, _Six_ !
that was lovely, Lawrence 💕.
That's a great story, Lawrence! I was wondering how you and your wife met and this video popped up in my recommended videos. You guys are a great couple! Cheers from Ohio!
Yay! I'm so happy. Thank you for sharing this sweet story.
No problem. Thanks for watching!
She’s lovely! So glad you could reunite and live out your lives together. I bet you have a lot of laughs together as you are quite funny and I imagine she is as well.
Love your channel. We have a sort of similar story. We are older - I spent my junior year studying in an American program in Oxford and fell in love with the country (actually I had wanted to go to Britain for a long time). My mother was worried that I would meet a Brit and never come back, but I was determined to finish my education and be independent for a while. Came back to the US and did that - even got an advanced degree and moved to another city to teach. It was here, 30 years after I returned that I met my Brit, who had already become a citizen here (retaining his citizenship in the UK, of course, - we Americans cannot do the same). We got married in a small casual ceremony with friends - now he has been retired for a while - he is 10 years older). I am now closer to retirement and we would love to retire in the UK near his large family of siblings and their families. I now have lost my immediate family, so the only thing holding us here are friends, which we would dearly miss, but who knows. My husband has one brother and his family here, but they are in another state almost as far away as the UK. We have been to the UK a few times since we married ten years ago - and it was weird for me to go back to where I had lived - a niece of his and a brother and sister in law live very close to where I had lived in the late seventies. So much has changed but much has not. I love his family and who knows- a lot can happen in 3 years. And a lot has happened just recently in both nations. We’ll see. You both take care. You do seem made for each other.
That is such a sweet story. I really like both of your channels. God bless you both.
Thanks for Sharing!!
Huge fan of Lost in the Pond. Beautiful video about how you met your wife!
Aww! You guys are so cute ❤️. We are glad you are here, in the U.S.!
I greatly enjoy your videos. This was also an excellent video. Thank you for telling us your history and your story about how you met your wife. Wishing you both all the best. Paul in Minneapolis
Seeing this episode for the first time. Just watching current. You guys are so darn adorable. This gives me an entirely different prospective. Thank you both so much.
Great video, Lawrence...👍
I love this ❤️. I'm glad you love your wife and I knew what Lassie meant.
You look great in red! So nice to hear similar stories to mine, MSN chat and AOL was our life. Oh how I do not miss those anymore 😂
Thank you! Yes, those were the early days of the internet, for sure!
Great story - thanks for sharing. As many have said already, your wife has beautiful eyes! Here's to wishing you both all the best!
You two seem so enamoured with each other. You're a delightful couple, and I thoroughly enjoy your podcasts. Carry on with the good work.
This was great!
Great story!! I'm glad you found each other. Best wishes for a long and happy marriage!!
Very nice story ! Many years of happiness whenever you 2 choose to live in any giving time !
Congratulations you two! You have all my best wishes for the both of you. Enjoy the wonders that life gives us all.
This is so sweet and touching.
Loved this. Thanks for sharing! :)
What a sweet video, you two are so well suited to each other and look so cute together (: I also love the music you make in all your videos, your tunes are always so nice :D
Aw, thank you on all counts!
You look happy together, that, and being best of friends will get you through pretty much anything. Alles bestens from Wisconsin.
Beautiful story! You two are so cute together! She’s gorgeous! Happy for you!
Such a beautiful story. May the two of you have many years of happiness.
Thank you, Susan!
How very sweet. I loved hearing the lovely and sweet things that you said about your wife.
Awww.Yall seem cute together.I wish you lots of happy years together!
Oh my goodness, what a sweet story. 🥰 Your wife’s eye’s are very lovely!
thankyou for this video, you both are great souls and its such a smart video. I wish you both the best and I know youll have many happy years to come!
Thank you!
Beautiful video about a lovely couple! Here’s to you two!
lovely story. thank you for sharing.
I love hearing this, and I adore your channel.
I’ve been in a long distance relationship with my British boyfriend (I’m American) for over two years, and next week I’m finally moving to the UK. One of my favorite things about England is the history, the castles, the ruins, etc... I’m so looking forward to making my life there with him.
Heartwarming... and wonderful. Man, I hope mine goes like that someday. Cheers!
Thanks, Anna. And I hope that for you and Currymonster too.
That was so nice of you to share that with us. Adorable couple you are. Bright and happy. I love it! Thank you🙏😍🇬🇧🇺🇸🍁🎃
I love the music that kicked in as you talked😊
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
I’m British in American for over 15 years. Great channel pal! Cheers
It's so nice to see another from our hometown Grimsby being successful. We can see how much u love each other bless you both. If you ever come back to the UK you most definitely must do a meet and greet in Grimsby xx
Thanks for sharing your story. I really enjoy your journeys.
Glad you picked that Pulp song instead of something like “Like a Friend”!
York lass in Florida via Chicago... beaming here listening you talk about my home town.
Great video, thanks for your history together. Love you both! Thank you. I am 73 yrs load and l noticed your photo of the Wonderful Beatles- Am still a wild Beatle Fan! And a tea drinker, too.
She is lovely! Lovely story! Pray you have many more happy years together! Amen!