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I, too, met my now-wife on a MUD back in the mid 90s. It's a great story to tell, especially now in the age of Match.com and the like. "How did you know she w
by nsb1 9y ago
I, too, met my now-wife on a MUD back in the mid 90s. It's a great story to tell, especially now in the age of Match.com and the like.
"How did you know she wasn't some 300lb neck-beard named Jerry?"
"I didn't. But Jerry would have had to be one hell of an actor."
We clocked in a lot of hours in that place before I packed my life up and drove 2500 miles to be together.
- mywittyname 9y agoIt's strange to look back on peoples' perceptions of people online 15+ years ago compared to now. Today, it's totally normal to meet other people online, but back then, most people (who weren't part of online communities) though everyone online was catfishing.
- chias 9y agoMy old guild leader on The Purple Dragon MUD did the same :) My own story is similar, though it wasn't a MUD. I think it's pretty beautiful to fall in love with someone via a text-based view of their personality. In the world of Match and OKCupid I love to just tell people "we met online", mainly because it annoys my fiancee.
- c22 9y agoI've dated a couple people I met in MUDs, but the person I ended up marrying I met through an IRL friend. I get where you're coming from, but I always felt that the text medium was a limitation that resulted in those relationships failing.