Storytime: How I met my Icelandic Husband
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 พ.ค. 2019
- This is the full story of how I met my Icelandic husband Gunnar. It's hard to believe that we met more than 12 years ago!! Enjoy and feel free to share your story of how you met your significant other in the comment section.
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Update - Many of my viewers might have seen my video update about Gunnar and I when it comes to our relationship. If not, you can check it out here - th-cam.com/video/uTP503NEQqg/w-d-xo.html
I am Puerto Rican American and married a Finnish man. We met when he was doing research in the US and I ended up moving to finland. We were also long distance for a time but I was too happy with him to just give up.
Aww, that’s sweet. How long have you been in Finland?
Meskarune I’m 1st gen Puerto Rican American. My aunt came to America then sent for my mom. They were teenagers and the 2 sisters married 2 American Irish boys who were quite good looking. A friend of mine saw a pic of my dad when he was young. She said “is that your brother? Wow! He’s cute!” I said “no that’s my dad when he was my age.” She goes “darn I was going to ask you to introduce me.” I thought that was pretty funny. Never thought to tell my dad that. He would have been embarrassed!
@@AllThingsIceland Only one year. I have spent half my marriage in quarentine lol
🏁 are you finish now
I'm originally from New Zealand, I went to high school and university in Brisbane, Australia. I got a job teaching English as a second language in Chiba, Japan. I met my American husband, who was a physician in the Navy. I was working just outside of Tokyo and he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. The distance was like I was working just outside of New York and he was in Florida. We had a long-distance relationship for about a year taking most days on the phone and flying to met each other every other month. While on vacation in Hawaii people asked if we were on our honeymoon! While on vacation in Australia together he proposed to me. We moved to the US and at first lived in Omaha, Nebraska, where he is from and got married. He had a variety of temp jobs in the mid-west. Then he got a job in North Carolina. Now we have been living in North Carolina for 17 years! We have been married for 18 years and have been together for 20 years!
Beautiful story, thanks for sharing.
THAT'S SO ROMANTIC.
Love that story! What part of NC? I would love to have traveled more than I ever did. And love the stories of international folks. I have lived in and around Asheville, NC, for most of my life.
@@kimberlyrmartin8377 Eastern North Carolina
@@mckohtz I also have an aunt, uncle, and cousins in Eastern NC. They live in Greenville. Much of my family attended ECU. I love the mountains here, but it's been nice to visit them a time or two, not too far away from the coast.
I’m American, my husband German. We met in the States on a blind date 26 years ago. We are married 20 years today. I moved to Germany with three suitcases in 1999 and have been here ever since. Life is such a crazy ride sometimes!
Congrats on your 20 year wedding anniversary! 🥳
Awww love it. I'm black American and married a Turkish man. We decided to live in U.S. with our 2 kids. Best wishes to u both.
Thanks and best wishes to you 😊
I imagine your children are beautiful with that mix.
Hi! I'm interested in a couple of Turkish men but wary. What have been your observations of them or your take so far of Turkish people?
@@lollic307 Thanks
@@brittanyedwards6530 The Turkish people in general i felt were welcoming and friendly. Even with my diffrence of religion/race. His family was the same. The men I would say are like all men. Be wary who you meet always but give a chance take it slow.
Wasn't it John Lennon who said that life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans?
It is fabulous that you were great friends before you coupled. I am very happy for you.
Thank you. I hope you are well.
I don’t know sh*t about Iceland. Have no plans to visit. Not sure how your video popped in my feed. Not sure why i played it. But you’re so darn likeable! And like that you have a new subi 😊
😂😂 Thank you 😊
Same. I was like oh ok. New subbie.
Me too lol ... it was one of those what is this...why is it on my feed as and I am glad i did lol
Agreed
Same here! 😂
Just spent a lovely evening watching your channel. Your laugh shows a beautiful soul.
Thank you for the lovely comment. 😊
I love that this relationship evolves slowly. Being friends and really liking a person is such a wonderful foundation for a relationship.
It’s essential, imo. And it helps ensure a smoother transition if things end because you still have that friendship.
How sweet, I moved from the Midwest to North Africa with my husband and his family. I'm learning Arabic, French, and D'Jzaar. I've been here almost 7 years...best wishes to you and your husband
Beautiful girl, with a beautiful smile
I loved hearing your story 💖 My husband is Egyptian and I’m American and we met on Facebook 🤭😅 Fast forward a year and half.. we get married, I move to Cairo and have been here for almost a year now 😍🙌🏼
Mrs. Haytham Osman that’s fascinating. Thanks for sharing your story.
I am in love with your story about getting together with your husband and moving! I can tell how excited you get and how in love you guys are!
Aww, thank you!
I'm twice divorced and I'm a sucker for how I met my spouse stories. I don't think of myself as romantic but I have honestly fallen in love twice and fell out of love for diff reasons but I think of myself as being ahead of the game and honestly I just want to hear feel good stories between couples. Share in their joy.
You will end up with whoever you are meant to be with, and when it happens it will happen.
You should watch Joyce Meyers. Im divorced too and watching her just did something helpful especially her videos about her marriage.
How you fall out of love? Curious
I find that “how you met your spouse” questions are great icebreakers. Most people love telling their stories.
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Joyce Meyers ??? each to their own..
This is like a Soulmate experience.
That's a cute story. I love hearing how people ended up together, especially when there's an international dimension.
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it. 😊
Thanks for sharing Jewells! Great to hear the long story again. I always enjoy a good ‘how I met my..’ other half story 🤗
Thanks for listening to it again. :-)
Same! This was great.
You are a doll. I’m so happy for you. I was adventurous at 17. I have a long story as well. I wish you and Gunnar the best. Jonni Phoenix AZ from Lander Wyoming a very cold ,but beautiful place to grow up in.
I met my current guy in London, last year. I actually went to spend time with another guy I met in NY, and he totally flaked out on me. I ended up meeting this guy at the tail end of my trip. I had no expectations, I just wanted to get out, and he took me to this dive bar. I said, "Do you want some ice cream?"" He agreed (although he says he was ready to go home by then. He spent the rest of the night eating Ben and Jerry's and talking. He whispered in my ear, "Let's stay in touch." And we have., everyday since last October. I plan to go back this October. I have to do quarantine, but he is going to take care of me during my quarantine. So we will see what happens. As far as me moving to UK? Ha! I don't know about that, but life is funny.
Very cute very happy for you. I hope it’s still going well!
We want an update
As an RPI grad, I was not expecting the school to show up in your story. This is a sweet story!
RPI is definitely not a mainstream campus and is not for everyone or for the whole year. After spending a summer doing research there, I felt like I knew what I needed to know about Troy and most of Albany. When I returned to my alma mater my French professor told me how his son was trapped in a snowstorm while in school there. He said: Il ne m'a pas plu. Or something like that... But it was an awesome experience and met wonderful people there. And I would do it again while learning more of the area's history.
I live in the Bahamas and met my Romanian husband online. Married 5 years now with a two and a half year old son. Thanking God daily for the both of them. 🥰
Just discovering your channel and I’m hooked!!! I LOVE your energy and this story is so great!! Thank you for story time and making me laugh! Can’t wait to watch more from you! 🤗🤗
Thank you 🤗
I was going to type the exact same thing!
I feel the same!! Found by chance this morning and love it!
What a beautiful person and equally beautiful smile.
Thank you. :-)
It’s crazy how this video is almost a half hour but it felt like five minutes, so happy for you!
it was too short :(
I love stories of unlikely couples... well, honestly I love couple stories in general, but I especially love them when people from different walks of life meet, fall in love and make it work.
I'm new to this channel but I'm loving it so far!
Yay and thank you 🤗
This is great! I’m currently in the process of making my move from NY to Iceland, where I met my boyfriend. I have so many questions yet this is the first video I watch. We should totally create a group to share our experiences and a beer (or wine, etc) haha.
Haha pretending to have an English accent! I'm British and when I was younger, I would pretend to have an Australian accent whenever I went out....no idea why I did it haha glad to hear that there are other people in this world that did this too! Just a bit of fun.
😂😂 it’s nice when people don’t take themselves too seriously.
It's the actor or actress in us all. Mainly, I believe we love differences. As for myself, I always love to have a boyfriends from a different state, different country or different continent than my own because, I love accents that are different from mine. To entertain myself, I love to imitate my ex boyfriend's" accents, their happy and angry faces. It's so hilarious to me because their facial expressions are so comical like the best cartoon character ever made. 😂😏🐯🐵🐸🐒🐷
Lol ... Listen I'm a Bahamian and I frequently used accents for the fun of it. Loved doing the British accent. In High School I fooled my friend's aunt to letting her go on a trip cause she thought I was the British Social Studies Teacher. She bought it and gave her consent for my friend to travel😁
When I was younger I would always change my name to something I believed was more mysterious. Veronica was my favorite. 😂😂
Icelanders are a very gentle ,kind type of people in general
There should be an Iceland dating app for non Icelanders looking for kind gentle person 😉😊🙂
when i was searching video about iceland routine life i found your video and i cant beleive that i already watched all of them.i want to improve my english skills and your video heping to me :) also i am listening to you with my cofee ,look like we are in coffee and you are share your life.Thank you . i am waiting your next real topic about your life in Iceland.
I listened to every second of this totally captivated!!! It's so fun to hear how people met their spouses and it's beyond cool that you moved to that wonderful country.
I agree. So interesting how rhe world works
I like how you didn't plan things out, yet everything falls into places. Life is better being narrated effortlessly.
Agreed. Thanks for watching. 🤗
It’s so amazing to me that you went from the pulse and energy of NYC to the quiet stillness of Iceland!
This is the Love story I needed this morning! THANK YOU for sharing it with us!
That is a great story. You are very attractive. Your husband is a lucky man.
Lushon Noel thank you for the lovely comment. I feel like a lucky woman to have him. 😊
@@AllThingsIceland so married to white guy?
Not only physically attractive, but also a SUPER attractive personality!
Seems like kind, genuine and authentic person!
Your husband is a very versatile fortunate man to have you in his life!
All the best to you two!❤👏❤🙏
What a beautiful story ! Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful story, me and my man met at work here in Stockholm, Sweden.
He was also in another relationship and when that didn’t work out, We got togheter :)
Such a beautiful story! Thank u for this. I love hearing about people from such different parts of the world coming together.
Wow....That is one of the BEST how I met stories ever....
Life IS so strange sometimes! I agree... love this story. Thank you for sharing!
What an amazing journey. Life’s twists & turns are really cool!
Interested ! Yes ! Would love to see the hubby! Thanks for sharing :-) it’s a beautiful world with lots of interesting people & places.
Wow! What a story! You are so beautiful. I’ve been to Iceland and the people were SO friendly. Love your channel.
So this is really random, but one of your videos was in my feed. I thought you looked fun and bubbly, so I watched it then searched your page and watched this one. I’m pretty sure I took your husband’s class in college when he was in Indiana. If so, he was an amazing professor. To this day (I’m 31) I’ll have something he said in class come to mind. I know this is random, but I always wished that I could express my thanks for being a great professor. I’m glad you both are happy and well, and I’m subscribing to your channel because you’re so fun! All the best to you both. 🤗
That was AMAZING! Thank you for sharing your journey together with Gunnar with us
My pleasure and thanks for watching. 😊
Such a great story! You are a breath of fresh air!!!
I just discovered you a few days ago. Your new Icelandic life is fascinating. I just visited Iceland last month from 10/18/22 and was there for 9 days. I TOTALLY FELL IN LOVE with that country. I love how you did not hesitate uprooting and made Iceland your new home. I love that type of human free and adventurous spirit. Looking forward to living Icelandic life through your eyes. Blessings.
Very good story! You're a good storyteller. Love it!
Yes! I’m completely interested in hearing from your husband! I just found your channel and am really enjoying all your videos! You have a great presence on camera. Thank you for taking the time to create your videos and share some of your life. 👍
Thank you for the lovely comment and watching. I hope to get a video up with him in it soon. :-)
Yes please! You and your hubby, this is fascinating!
Great story telling. What a great adventure and interesting life for you, for him, for both your families and now for all of us!
That is such a sweet story! I can relate to the weekend activities at RPI. I went to WPI for my engineering degree in the 1990s. It was 11:1 guys to girls then and weekend activities consisted of drinking and maybe watching movies on the VCR lol. Things had come a long way even a decade later from the sounds of it if it was 3:1 when you were at RPI. I met my husband in college. Same thing, we were really good friends first. That's the best way to do it in my opinion!
I'd never heard the story about how you met your husband. I saw that you had a video about it and decided to watch it. This is such a sweet story. I'm glad that you decided to share it. Thank you.
You are so delightful! Lucky you to live in Iceland. I Hope you and your husband have a wonderful life there!
Girl what!!! I just found your channel. My husband and I went to Iceland last year for the first time and loved it so I clicked on it. We are from Albany NY right next to RPI. My aunt works there as a dietician. Small world!! Maybe we will see you guys there next time we go back lol
Sooo would love to see your husband in a video! Can't wait!
Loved hearing your story! Also I appreciate you saying that arguing is healthy for relationships and being honest about that section. 😀
😊 thanks
As an Australian, when I was studying in Iceland for one month I met an Icelander, we fell in love, and we both intended to work towards marriage. I returned to Australia & we conducted a long distance relationship. I thought of transferring to Haskoli Islands to finish my PhD & he thought of transferring to a uni in New Zealand to finish his Masters. But ultimately, the distance was too difficult, we were a bit too young (26), we both had our own family commitments at home. So it didn't work out. He went on to marry an amazing woman, have gorgeous children, and I have met them all. We have a lovely friendship. But sometimes I do wonder: what would my life have been like if....?!
Louise Trott oh that last big question.... everyone can relate ! 😊
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Ohh how you missed the chance to get maary him Louise ..nice story some time it happens in life ..were do you presently aus or ice ?
Your laugh/giggle is the best 💙
😂 thanks
I love the way you tell this story. Beautiful. Destiny..
OMG girl!! Such a find you are!! Thanks for sharing this story and sharing Iceland. I am learning Icelandic after becoming fairly fluent in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. The spelling is different but pronunciation is so similar. Hope you share your hubby with us. You are a beautiful woman and strong spirit. I can see how Iceland embraced you.
Jules! You are so open and fun and captivating. Thanks for sharing and for your channel. 😍
I have no idea how this popped up in my feed, but what a wonderful story. And kudos to you for your honesty, both in telling this story (which made this video very relatable and compelling), but also with yourself about your relationship/emotional/career needs and goals. People who are facing their own struggles with relationships could learn something from this video.
Watched some of your other videos and i loved those, and then i got this video recommended and at first i wasnt sure i was going to sit through it (24 minutes about a relationship oh no!) but you told the story so well and it was so sweet and made me laugh, definitely going to stick around and some more videos :D
Aww, thank you so much. It's quite the journey that Gunnar and I went on to get to where we are now and I'm glad you enjoyed learning about it.
Love your story and openness!!!! I feel like you are a long lost friend and I have only viewed three of your videos. I’ll be visiting Iceland in either September or October and will be watching!!!! All the best and Thank YOU!
Long story…..I was on detached duty from the US military, working for the US State Department. I was posted to Nepal initially. Over the next 2 years, I worked security details in Pakistan, China (PRC), and South Korea. Unfortunately, I was sent back to Nepal after 2 years on a critical mission that was Confidential. The good news is I met my future wife there who was an Indian national teaching at a private girls boarding school. We married in Kathmandu before I returned to the US after one year. I never, never could have possibly imagined going to one of the remotest countries in the world and meeting my future spouse. She was the best thing that ever happened to me.
To go from NYC to Iceland says a fair bit about Gunnar, and says so much about your generosity of spirit, and guts!
he is a very lucky guy! love this story!
I love your story, it's so enjoyable. Blessings to you both!
Your videos are so wonderful - just loving them !!
Awh, I love a good love story. I have seen a few of your videos & passed this one by a number of times . But I'm glad I finally watched it. All the best to you & your husband. Maybe I'll visit you one day. 😊
UGH! How do you not say “umm” or “uh” at all? Why kind of sorcery?
😂 I was in Toastmasters for a while and they used to count our filler words. They do slip out sometime but now I just wait when I don’t know what to say instead of filling the space with an unnecessary word.
All Things Iceland It’s mesmerizing!! Definitely mastered a great skill!
My 10year old kid can't utter a single sentence without inserting several "ums" into it, and now I'm doing it. He's also turned into a raging uptalker, you also employ uptalk but in a pleasing proportionate way. If you ever tire of engineering perhaps you can teach kids how to speak, seeing as you do it well!
Colin Macdonald what’s an uptalker? I haven’t heard of that.
@@kristinjayne6720 It is that vile practice of turning every single sentence you utter into a question. It particularly plagues tiny house programs on TH-cam. Every sentence I hear is a question? And it drives me nuts? And we need to reinstate the Gulag for uptalk transgressions?
2:48 a lot of Europeans who learn English as a second language usually learn it through British videos/audio clips/ or teachers. Vs the American way of annunciating.
Yeah all my english teacher in the past have spoken british english.
I was about to say that. Explains his English accent
Yep! When I lived in Belgium and was still learning Flemish, everyone had an English accent when speaking English. The only problem was when I would go to visit London, I'd immediately think "THIS is not English that they are speaking!". The cockney and other London neighborhood accents were just crazy!!! Nothing like the movies for sure. lol
You such positive energy! I would love to see you & your husband on video!
Enjoyed your story time, thanks for sharing. My partner and I met at a local sports bar while I was mourning my relationship break up that had just happened a couple hours prior. We got married 2 years later and have been together for 12 years! We will be in Iceland the 3rd week of August and are looking forward to taking it all in. I just subscribed to your podcast and will be listening on our flight to Iceland.
Yay for love and coming to Iceland soon. I hope you have an awesome time! Thanks for checking out the podcast.
Well you are glowing when you talk about your husband, so it is fantastic , your having met each other and married. That's super! I love that.
You are a very entertaining, smart, and hilarious lady. I love your videos. This was the second one I watched. Thanks for making my evening so pleasant.
Thank you for the lovely comment and so glad to hear that you enjoy my videos. It’s my pleasure. 😊
first time watching. You look happy!
Such a cute story. You never know where life will take you! 💚
Thanks and so true!
I love hearing these types of stories
So glad you found your soul mate that is so cool I wish you guys much happiness and strength 💪 ❤
Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed your story
Thank you for the lovely comment and for watching.
I'm so loving your story ❣️ I'm a new subbie and can't wait to watch more of your videos 🌻🌻
the way i gasped and smiled at this like it was a romantic comedy movie....you are a great storyteller! and what a beautiful tale to tell
My favorite part of "how we met" videos is reading all the comments and reading stories of how other people met their partners. Every one has a story and who doesn't love reading about love? Thank you all for sharing your stories here.
PS: you have a new subscriber ;)
What a sweet, genuine, warm personality you are! Love your love story💞⚘🥰
Thank you 😊
I’m glad you are sharing how Iceland is and how to acclimate to the culture.
👍🏽💯❤️
You are so nice and straightforward! What lovely story.
Thank you 🤗
I very much enjoyed your story. Thank you for sharing..
Thanks for sharing your love story! 💖
This sounds like a love story from When Harry Met Sally. Very cute.
Lovely story! And brave for you! And yes I would love to hear from him too, to hear about living there and the culture and things adored and so on, and maybe contrasting with your views too. Thank you for sharing your life! Iceland is in my soul, but alas I am stuck in the States, ever a visitor, gobbling up your content 😅😍
Thank you so much for watching and comment. I appreciate you sharing what you would like to hear about from him. Maybe one day it won't be so hard for U.S. people to move here.
21:30 Being in close quarters vs. living apart are indeed two different things. And hunny, arguing is healthy when you love and care about someone. Your story was sooo good that I had to pause and make some green tea w/ginger. I look forward to more!!
Been watching your videos to prep for an Iceland trip with my husband. And I just stumbled upon this video, and I just gotta say that you tell your love story so well! Very entertaining! love it. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing - it's a fascinating story.
This is a beautiful story! I look forward to watching more about your learning the language. I think Icelandic is beautiful but very unusual!
Thank you 😊
That is a really cute story!! It's so funny how life just works!
Thanks! Yes, life is fascinating.
That was lovely! so fascinating. I am British and met my French other half on line over 10 years ago. We met in Liverpool. I was on a course but after a year he moved to the UK but after a few years we move back to France, so Im here now! Good luck...x
Very sweet story. The part about finding friendship that turned into more is very familiar. My spouse and I were friends for years before things clicked as more.
Such a beautiful story, I cried.
This story is my ideal about how people should meet. It's so lovely and natural. You just connected so naturally.
Yes that's right .. connection should be pure then nothing persona care .. Georgina were do you from ?
I just found your channel and I am so happy I did! Your story is so precious!!!
Aww, thank you 😊