• From anime conventions to online role-playing, the Planet Dolan crew re-enact some of the
best true stories from our subreddit about how we met our partners.
I’m Doopie and today I’ll be your narrator.
Number 10 was submitted by Elzonite SpinalPalm
One day SpinalPalm stumbled on the MMORPG, "Guild Wars 2".
He hadn’t found a group in the game until a message appeared in chat about a guild searching
for members.
He was bored, and thought "Hey, why not."
A girl he didn’t know also happened to see the message.
She had never been in a guild before, but the members seemed nice so she decided to
join as well.
They both ran around in the guild every once in a while.
SpinalPalm was more active, while the girl was on occasionally and not very talkative.
One day, he was in an area in the game that was quite new to him, so SpinalPalm asked
the guild if anyone would like to join him.
The girl happened to be online and decided that she would tag along.
They ended up running around for hours.
From then on they spent many late nights hanging out in-game, and chatting.
Three months on and SpinalPalm was ready to confess his feelings to the girl.
She reciprocated, and they are still together.
Number 9 was submitted by Herobrineing Legna
Legna was a fan of an illustrator named ‘Jolly,’ who had made some fan art from his stories.
He followed her work for a while before deciding to leave a comment.
He had never seen anyone put so much detail into a painting.
He talked about her a few times to his friend ‘Tomboy.’
One day, Tomboy decided to make a ‘Minecraft’ recorded series and invited a bunch of people
in to record.
Much to Legna’s surprise, his friend had invited Jolly.
She said yes - unaware that Legna would be there.
When she saw Legna she flipped out.
He waltzed right up to her and talked to her like it was nothing.
After that recording session they started role playing together, and talking almost
everyday.
They began collaborating on projects and gradually realised how much they liked each other.
They have been together for two years and have their own comic series.
Number 8 was submitted by AuniverseWITHINaFEZ Melissa
During high school, Melissa would attend an all-day camp once a year.
The first year of camp, Melissa became friends with two other girls and they developed a
rivalry with a trio of boys.
However, when she signed up again for the second year, the two girls she befriended
weren't there.
She sat in a corner alone until two boys walked up to her.
They were two-thirds of the male trio.
One of them commented on her ‘Pokémon’ t-shirt and they bonded over their love of
the series.
Along with the other boy, the three of them became fast friends.
Once again, summer ended, and they said goodbye to each other.
In the third year of camp only Melissa and the boy who also loved ‘Pokémon’ remained.
At this time she realised that she was developing feelings for him.
On the final day of camp Melissa gave him a hug, then ran off due to embarrassment.
Luckily they had exchanged numbers, and later in the week she received a text from him.
He asked Melissa if she liked him.
She responded with, “yes,” then waited ten agonising seconds for a reply.
It read, "I like you too… but I just moved to New Mexico."
That was half way across the country for Melissa.
They lost contact until Christmas Eve when she received a text from him saying “merry
Christmas.”
Melissa responded with a witty Pokémon flirt plus a merry “Christmas to you too!”
They picked up almost where they left off, texting for a couple of days.
Melissa then decided to go for it, asking him "What are we?
Are we...together?"
His response was, "M will you be my girlfriend?”
They have been a happy couple ever since.
Number 7 was submitted by ShadowWolf150 Emojie
Emojie had been looking on Instagram to commission an artist for a project.
One day he found someone that caught his eye.
He followed her and liked and commented on her work.
She would reply with cute little comments.
After two weeks of this, she private messaged him.
She introduced herself and they talked for hours.
They had lots in common and became really good friends.
Sadly she lived on the other side of the US.
One day, Emojie saw on Instagram that she was going through a really tough time.
She told him everything that happened and Emojie comforted her.
She thanked him for listening.
It was in that moment that Emojie knew he wanted to protect her; he was falling in love.
When she was happy again Emojie asked if they could video chat on Skype.
He thought she was pretty and almost blushed when she told him he looked handsome.
Eventually, Emojie decided it was time to tell her how he felt.
He took a deep breath and asked her out.
Emojie was listening through headphones and she said “YES" so loud that it hurt his
ears.
It's been almost 3 months and they're both currently saving up money to visit each other.
Number 6 was submitted by Gaming_Love54 Andie
For her birthday, Andie had received a four-day pass for an anime and gaming convention.
On the 2nd Day of the convention, she was at a photo-shoot for the game, "Undertale."
She was cosplaying as the character, ‘Chara,’ and met a boy there who was dressed as ‘Sans
the Skeleton’ - her character's rival.
After talking for a while they took some photos together.
When he had to leave Andie forgot ask him for any contact info.
She thought she would never see him again.
On the Saturday, Andie was standing in line in the gaming area, and noticed someone that
looked very familiar.
She ran up to them and it turned out to be the same guy.
While at an ‘Undertale’ panel, Andie decided to hold his hand.
He looked at her and smiled, interlocking his fingers with hers.
They texted that night about what they would dress as the next day.
He was going as "Steven" from Steven Universe, a show that Andie loved.
Unexpectedly, he asked Andie to be his ‘Connie.’
They spent the whole final day together.
When Andie started thinking about things not working out, she messaged him, "I didn't wanna
hurt you - I'm sorry," and ran off.
He eventually found her and talked to her.
He was so nice that Andie broke into tears and hugged him before they parted to go home.
He is so sweet that Andie hopes they stay together forever.
Number 5 was submitted by YamiTamaki Ladybot
One day Ladybot travelled to an art convention in Dublin, Ireland.
She was a Manga artist and attended them often for inspiration.
One morning she went to a diner to eat breakfast.
She sat at a table and ordered her food.
Without realising, Ladybot had been staring at the waiter - and he noticed this.
When he brought her food, he delivered the check with his number written on it.
They ended up texting for months before officially dating.
They are now married and very happy - although his thick accent is still hard to understand.
Number 4 was submitted by TwistedMemory Robo
Robo was at work and in a bad mood so he decided to go to the Break Room.
When he arrived, there was a young girl sitting in the back reading a book.
He sat near her to eat his food.
She waved at him but he just nodded back and looked away; Robo did not feel like talking
to anyone.
After an hour, she got up and went to the café.
Robo was still hungry so he followed her there.
It turned out that the girl worked at the cafe.
After a week or so, he tried getting to know her - finding out she loved ‘One Piece’
and ‘Attack on Titan.’
After 6 months, Robo decided to give it a shot and ask her out – but she said “not
yet.”
Robo asked if that meant no.
She answered, "No, it means not now; I have too much on my plate."
Instead of giving up, Robo waited another week before finally asking her out again.
She said yes, and it will soon be their 18-month anniversary.
Number 3 was submitted by templarscouta SweetCommando When Sweetcommando was a first year in the
Air Force Training Corp, he spotted a girl while at a colour guard practice.
She taught him how to carry the flag and march correctly.
After this, when he’d see her in the hallway, they would talk.
She was extremely weird and goofy.
SweetCommando absolutely loved it – but he assumed someone that great would already
be taken.
Her 6th period was right by his, so she started waiting for him after class.
He thought that meant she must like him.
SweetCommando had feelings for her too, so he decided to ask her out.
He was scared and didn’t even say anything on their way to lunch.
He sat down across from her in the cafeteria and said "will-you-go-out-with-me" so fast
that she didn't understand him.
He was hesitant to repeat it, but slowed his speech and asked her again.
She looked at him and said "yes!"
Internally he was screaming, and he just collapsed and fell on the table.
Number 2 was submitted by Shripasaur Spincess
Spincess was playing an online game called ‘Neverwinter’.
She would often go into the social area, and see the same character around but couldn’t
work up the courage to say “hi.”
When she eventually worked up the nerve, he logged out just as she typed “hi.”
She kept trying though, and on the third attempt he replied.
Both of them had just left their previous partners and initially didn’t want to get
into anything deep - but as time went on they started to like each other more and more,
and eventually he asked her out.
Only one little problem: Spincess lived in Canada and he lived in the US.
They video chatted for a few months, while Spincess worked up the funds and organised
the paperwork to go visit him.
She planned to stay 3 months, but in the end used her full 6-month allowance.
During those months together, Spincess worked up the courage to ask him to marry her.
After 7 months of paperwork and interviews, she got her K-1 Visa to re-enter the States
and marry him.
They just celebrated their first Valentines Day as a married couple, and she loves him
more then anything.
Congratulations Dolan!
Number 1 – How I met my partner.
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