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Boca Raton, FL, Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brandon Hall Group, the leading independent HCM research and analyst firm, has announced the winners of the 2024 EdTech Excellence AwardsTM, celebrating organizations that have revolutionized learning through innovative technological solutions across more than 30 categories. The EdTech Excellence AwardsTM recognizes breakthrough achievements in educational technology, spanning from innovative AI-powered learning solutions to comprehensive learning management systems. Categories include Best Adaptive Learning Solution, Best STREAM Solution, Best Innovative Generative AI-Powered Learning Solutions, Best Mobile App for Education, and Best Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Solutions, among others. A complete list of this year's winners, along with past recipients, can be found at excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/ . "The Excellence in Technology Awards continues to showcase the pinnacle of innovation in the HCM space," said Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer of Brandon Hall Group. "The submissions we received this year represent groundbreaking solutions across learning, talent management, talent acquisition, HR, workforce management, and sales enablement technologies. The global diversity of our applicants reflects how technology is breaking down barriers and reshaping the future of work." This year's entries demonstrated remarkable advancements across crucial educational technology areas, including personalized learning platforms, digital courseware solutions, classroom management tools, and innovative assessment solutions. The awards particularly highlighted emerging technologies such as AI-powered learning tools and virtual reality applications that are transforming the educational landscape. "What sets our awards program apart is our unwavering commitment to a rigorous, multi-tiered evaluation process," said Mike Cooke, CEO of Brandon Hall Group. "Each submission undergoes detailed assessment by industry veterans and our expert analyst team, followed by a thorough executive review. This methodical approach, combined with our points-based scoring system, ensures that every award truly reflects excellence in innovation and measurable business impact." The winners will be honored at Brandon Hall Group's HCM Excellence Conference 2025, taking place January 28-30, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Florida. At the conference, winners will have the opportunity to showcase their innovative educational technologies and share best practices during special sessions. For more information about the conference and to register, visit excellenceconference.brandonhall.com . About Brandon Hall Group Brandon Hall GroupTM is the home of the most prestigious and sought-after awards in Human Capital Management. For over 30 years, our awards programs have set the gold standard in recognizing organizations for innovative and effective HCM practices. The EdTech Excellence AwardsTM are part of a comprehensive recognition program that includes our flagship HCM Excellence Awards® - known as the "Academy Awards of Human Capital Management" - and our new Voice of the Employee Awards. Our awards programs attract entrants from leading corporations worldwide, as well as mid-market and smaller firms, with diverse categories spotlighting the most innovative organizational achievements and the solution providers who power them. The rigorous and impartial evaluation process leverages an international panel of veteran industry experts and Brandon Hall Group senior analysts, providing winners with both international recognition and critical insights to accelerate their business growth and impact. At Brandon Hall GroupTM, we don't just celebrate excellence - we provide a platform for sharing best practices that drive the industry forward, empowering excellence in organizations around the world and advancing the HCM profession as a whole. CONTACT: David Forry Brandon Hall Group 5613538082 [email protected]
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Byfield scores in 200th career game as Kings hold off Kraken for 2-1 winNo. 6 Notre Dame and No. 19 Army are set to revive their rivalry Saturday evening as they clash inside New York's Yankee Stadium. This will be the first meeting between the two programs since 2016, and just the fourth since the turn of the century. This will be the first time that both hold a spot in the College Football Playoff rankings and the first that both are ranked in the AP Top 25 poll entering a matchup since 1958. That's good news for Army: the Black Knights walked out of South Bend, Indiana with a 14-2 win on Oct. 11, 1958. That was Army's last win in the series. Notre Dame has ripped off 15-straight victories in the interim years -- the longest win streak in the rivalry's history. The Irish hold a 39-8-4 advantage in the all-time series. As the rankings may suggest, there are plenty of stakes in this game. Notre Dame likely needs to finish the year undefeated if it wants to feel good about its College Football Playoff standing, given that the Irish don't have a conference championship to play for in the postseason. Army, on the other hand, has already secured its spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game, but the Black Knights can establish themselves as a serious threat for more with a win against Notre Dame. Follow along with LIVE updates from Notre Dame's game vs. Army How to watch Notre Dame vs. Army live Date : Saturday, Nov. 23 | Time : 7 p.m. ET Location : Yankee Stadium -- Bronx, New York TV: NBC | Live stream: fubo (Try for free) Notre Dame vs. Army: Need to know Notre Dame is on a tear: Remember when Notre Dame lost to Northern Illinois ? The Fighting Irish have done everything they can to put that low point in the rearview mirror. They have ripped off eight straight wins since, most of which have come in dominant fashion. In fact, Notre Dame has outscored its opponents by 32.3 points per game during its current run, which is its best points-per-game differential over an eight-game span since 1977 when Joe Montana was quarterbacking the Irish. Their only real test came on Sept. 28, when they eked out a 31-24 win against Louisville . Every win since has come by at least two possessions and Notre Dame has held seven of its last eight opponents under 20 points. Army on the brink of history: Army is in the midst of a truly special season. The Black Knights have steadily climbed the rankings and now they have a chance to start 10-0 for the first time in program history. It's not going to be easy, obviously. Army has lost 28-straight games against top-10 opponents, with its last such win coming in 1963 against Penn State . This is also a real "prove it" opportunity for Army, which can cement itself as a legitimate College Football Playoff contender with the win. The Black Knights don't have the best résumé otherwise, even if they are undefeated. All of their opponents to this point boast a combined record of 27-53. Army has just one win against an opponent with a record above .500 and it allowed a season-high 28 points in that game. Points could come at a premium: Army currently ranks fourth in the American Athletic Conference with 35.2 points per game. Notre Dame's 38 points per game are good for 11th in the nation. Given that, one might expect a high-scoring affair in New York. That is, until you consider Army and Notre Dame field two of the best defenses in the FBS. The Black Knights currently rank second nationally -- just .03 points behind Ohio State for first place -- while surrendering 10.33 points per game. Notre Dame and its 11.4 points allowed per game are not far behind in third place. Both teams also rank top 10 nationally in total defense. Notre Dame vs. Army prediction, picks Army has enjoyed a great year thus far, and the Black Knights are a good team. But we've already seen a similar game play out this year when Notre Dame beat Navy 51-14. Now, Army looks like a more complete team than Navy did at any point. The same issues should arise for the Black Knights, though. Simply put: Notre Dame has a significant size advantage in the trenches. The Irish also have the athletes to cover the edges and erase a lot of what Army's triple option tries to accomplish to compensate for the size disparity. So long as Notre Dame can stick to its assignments and not get wrapped up in any motion, this should be a comfortable win. Pick: Notre Dame -14.5 (-110) All sports betting odds via DraftKings Sportsbook . Check out the latest DraftKings promo code to get in the game. SportsLine's proven computer model is calling for five outright upsets in Week 13 of college football . Visit SportsLine now to see them all , plus get spread picks for every game from the model that simulates each game 10,000 times.
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Saturday, December 21, 2024 HAECO is thrilled to reveal its collaboration with the City of Dallas for the relocation to a modern, 290,000-square-foot facility.Set to begin operations in January 2025, this move will generate numerous job opportunities in the area and substantially bolster HAECO’s capabilities in the industrialization and repair of next-generation aircraft engines. This strategic relocation represents a key milestone in HAECO’s growth within the engine business. The new facility will expand production capacity and allow the company to meet the increasing demand for advanced aircraft engine repair services. Equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing and engineering technologies, the facility will reinforce HAECO’s position as a frontrunner in the competitive aviation industry. “This project is bringing new, high-paying and high-skill aviation repair jobs into Dallas,” said Councilmember Omar Narvaez (District 6), a member of the City Council’s Economic Development Committee. “I appreciate HAECO’s selection of Dallas and commitment to Dallas hiring.” “We are thrilled to be partnering with the City of Dallas in this exciting venture,” said James Clarke , Executive Vice President of HAECO Global Engine Support. “This new location represents a tremendous opportunity for growth, both for our company and for the local community. It will bring high-quality jobs and support the development of cutting-edge technology that will shape the future of aviation. Working with the leadership of the City’s business development group within the Office of Economic Development has been an extremely positive experience.” HAECO expects the expansion to create more than 100 new job opportunities locally, boosting the regional economy and benefiting surrounding businesses. Alongside strengthening its operational capacity, HAECO is dedicated to workforce development in the area. The company plans to roll out extensive training and development programs aimed at building a highly skilled workforce, fostering both economic growth and innovation. “This project is a true win-win for our community,” said Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, Interim City Manager for the City of Dallas. “HAECO will provide high-skill and high paying jobs in Dallas, and by participating in a workforce partnership program, we are building a pipeline of Dallas workers for Dallas jobs.” HAECO is a top-tier provider of on-wing and near-wing engine services, with key facilities strategically located in Hong Kong, London, Amsterdam, and Dallas. In addition to its specialization in engine installation, HAECO delivers cutting-edge tooling solutions and extensive training programs. The company operates EASA- and FAA-approved workshops to meet the varied engine needs of its international clientele. HAECO also manages engine storage centers in Dallas and Greensboro, serving as a critical hub for the lease redelivery of major engine models.HashiCorp Announces Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
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Left-hander Max Fried agrees to $218 million, 8-year contract with Yankees, AP source says DALLAS (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Max Fried and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $218 million, eight-year contract, the largest deal for a left-handed pitcher in baseball history. New York made the move two days after outfielder Juan Soto left for a pending $765 million, 15-year contract with the rival Mets. Fried, who turns 31 in January, gets the fourth-highest contract among pitchers behind the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and Washington’s Stephen Strasburg. Fried broke the mark for lefties set by David Price at $217 million. Mbappe, Vinicius and Bellingham on target as Real Madrid beats Atalanta 3-2. Liverpool wins again Real Madrid’s big stars turned on the style to revive the Spanish giant’s faltering Champions League title defense. Galacticos Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham all scored in a 3-2 win at Italian league leader Atalanta. It was only Madrid’s third win in the competition’s revamped league phase and leaves the 15-time champion in the unseeded playoff positions in 18th place. In contrast Liverpool leads the way after maintaining its perfect record in Europe this season after a 1-0 win against Girona. Mohamed Salah scored his 50th Champions League goal to seal it for Liverpool. Analysis: After Juan Soto's megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract? Probably not soon For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that’s the richest in baseball history. It comes almost exactly one year after the Los Angeles Dodgers forked out a princely sum of $700 million on a 10-year, heavily deferred deal for two-way Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. The way it’s going, a contract approaching $1 billion doesn’t seem out of the question. But several factors are working against it — at least in the near future. Joe Burrow's home broken into during Monday Night Football in latest pro-athlete home invasion ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home was broken into during Monday Night Football in the latest home invasion of a pro athlete in the U.S. Authorities said Tuesday no one was injured in the break-in, but the home was ransacked. Deputies weren’t immediately able to determine what items were stolen. Both the NFL and NBA issued alerts to players following prior break-ins, urging them to take precautions. The homes of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into in October. In the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. had their homes broken into. Scottie Scheffler in a landslide to win PGA Tour player of the year for third straight time Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year in a vote that had about as much drama as some of his victories. Scheffler earned 91% of the vote in winning the Jack Nicklaus Award for the third straight season. He joins Tiger Woods as the only players to win three straight times. Woods won it five times in a row, and three straight times on another occasion. Scheffler won seven times on the PGA Tour against only the strongest fields. He also won the FedEx Cup. He also won the Masters green jacket and an Olympic gold medal. MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January DALLAS (AP) — Major League Baseball investigated to ensure no team had an advance deal in place for Roki Sasaki, and the agent for the Japanese pitcher says picking a club will be “like the draft in reverse.” On the first day of Sasaki’s 45-day window to sign with an MLB team, agent Joel Wolfe says the 23-year-old right-hander likely will sign shortly after the 2025 international signing pool window opens on Jan. 15 and wouldn’t wait until the Jan. 23 deadline. Sasaki helped Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic and has a fastball clocked at 102.5 mph. Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg says cancer has returned, spread CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg says the prostate cancer he thought had been eliminated by radiation has returned and spread. The Chicago Cubs great made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday. Sandberg announced in January that he had metastatic prostate cancer and in August said he was cancer-free after chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Sandberg was the National League MVP in 1984 and a 10-time All-Star during 15 seasons for the Cubs from 1982 to 1997, with 282 home runs and 344 stolen bases. After his playing career, he served as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies from 2013 to 2015, going 119-159. Nolan Arenado open to switch from third base to first and leaving Cardinals for a team he approves DALLAS (AP) — Nolan Arenado is open to a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals, at age 33 wanting to be on a World Series contender. Agent Joel Wolfe says “it’s like his biological clock is ticking and if the team’s not winning it’s driving him crazy every day.” An eight-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove third baseman, Arenado is open to a switch to first base. He hit .272 with 16 homers and 71 RBIs this year, his poorest season in a decade. St. Louis acquired Arenado from Colorado ahead of the 2021 season. Washington Nationals win lottery for No. 1 pick in next amateur baseball draft, Angels No. 2 DALLAS (AP) — The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft next summer. The Nationals won the draft lottery through a drawing of ping-pong balls at the winter meetings in Dallas. Unlike last year, when the Nationals were ineligible after initially coming out with the top spot, they will get to make the first pick in July in Atlanta during All-Star Game festivities. The Los Angeles Angels got the second overall pick for next summer. Seattle, Colorado, St. Louis and Pittsburgh round out the six lottery picks. Lindsey Vonn will serve as a forerunner, test out the course before World Cup races at Beaver Creek Lindsey Vonn will test out the downhill and super-G courses as a forerunner before the World Cup races this weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The U.S. Ski Team confirmed her role. A forerunner goes before the field to make sure the course is running smoothly and the timing system is properly working. There’s a downhill race slated for Saturday on the tricky Birds of Prey course and a super-G on Sunday. The 40-year-old Vonn is on the comeback trail nearly six years since her last major race.Let's be honest...we've all dreamed of having our own movie-worthy meet-cute! Maybe you've locked eyes with someone at a party or sat next to someone in a class and wondered, "What if?" Blame it on the prevalence of rom-coms while our brains were developing or the human desire to find "The One," but there's something about meet-cutes that we can't get enough of — especially when they happen IRL... So, when Redditor Dense_Reflection_791 recently asked the r/AskWomen community, " How did you find your partner? " I knew I had to share some of the most heart-meltingly wholesome responses. From standing outside during a thunderstorm to playing Dungeons and Dragons, here are 17 of the most adorable ways women met their significant others: 1. "It was weird. I was done with dating and trying to meet someone, so I began researching sperm banks to start my journey as a single mother by choice. And then Covid hit..." "During the middle of the pandemic, he was working from home. One day, he clocked out early and decided to go for a walk and sit on a bench. My job was closed down, so I decided to go for a walk. I don’t like most people, but for some reason, I decided to sit down on the bench he was already sitting on. I took out my phone to play a game, and somehow, we started talking. Before I realized it, we had been talking for over an hour. I eventually had to leave, but before I could go, he asked for my number. I had so much fun in our conversation that I gave it to him. He called me a few hours later to ask me out on a date for the next day. He said he didn’t want to give me a chance to change my mind about him. So I agreed. We just celebrated another anniversary and have started trying for a family." — u/noonecaresat805 2. "I was living in a student accommodation in my first year of college. It was 2 a.m., and there was a huge thunderstorm. While watching from my balcony, I noticed other people in the courtyard watching." "I convinced myself to join them and socialize, so I went down in my pajamas and bed hair. Started talking to one of the guys in the group, and we didn’t stop talking until 10 a.m. I think we were official within a week. We just reached our 10-year-anniversary a few days ago and live with two adorable cats. We’re discussing having kids and buying a house. We’ve got a group of beautiful friends and a lot of good stories together. It’s been a great life so far. It sounds corny, but be brave and socialize with others, even if you’re anxious. It might change your life completely." — u/PatGarrettsMoustache 3. "We met at a hostel. We were sleeping in the same bunk beds. He saw me for one or two days before he spoke to me because I was already asleep every time he came to the room!" "The first night we talked, we spoke about the meaning of truth and asked each other ' 36 questions to fall in love .' We spent a week together, and then he continued his trip (traveling around Europe). I found a place to rent as I had just moved there and was looking for a place to stay. I thought I was never going to see him again. When he returned to the country six months later, he texted me (it was his home country). We have been together for almost six years and married for a few months." — u/soyundinosaurioverde 4. "He was the Dungeon master for our old friend group in college. I wanted to learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons, so some of our peers connected us so he could teach me and a few others." "I was dating someone else at the time (it was a toxic relationship), but I could not help but notice how handsome he was. He lived in my mind rent-free, and once I started mentally checking out of my toxic relationship, he lingered around a lot more. I already knew I was going to date him next. About a month after I finally left the toxic relationship, I made my interest in my current boyfriend clear. One day, just the two of us played Terraria together, which led to the beginning of our beautiful romantic relationship. And here we are over two years later...Even more in love than we were in the beginning. Aside from getting my degree (debt-free!), meeting my partner was the best thing that ever happened to me in college (and in general, to be honest)." — u/Glamrock-Gal 5. "He was trying to be a wingman for his buddy at an Oktoberfest a couple hours away from where I lived and asked if I would dance with his friend." "But...his friend got shy and didn't want to dance anymore, so he danced with me instead. We hit it off and talked the whole time. Later that night, he asked for my number. We discovered that we only lived 15 minutes away from each other. The rest is history. We dated for four years and have been married for another four and a half." — u/jaelythe4781 6. "We met at an art fair. He owned a small furniture and design shop and was one of the exhibitors. His booth was at the front door, so when I walked in, he was sitting in a chair facing me." "We both stared at each other. Not in a flirty or sexy way, more like 'deer in headlights.' After walking around the whole fair, I returned to talk to him. He showed me a really wild helmet he had made that looked like a melon. I tried it on, and he took a picture of me and then asked for my number to text the pic to me. He still thinks he was sooo smooth for that, haha." — u/rat_cheese_token 7. "I was the designated driver for my (ex) best friend's 21st birthday! My now-partner didn’t have a ride that night, so I, my ex-BFF, and one other person drove over and picked him up at his place." "My ex-BFF told me that my now-partner liked to 'smoke' before parties, so I was also under the impression he was blasted when we picked him up (he was totally sober, though.) I put on a few songs on the way to the party. Before he got out of the car, I played 'Downfall of Us All' by A Day to Remember. He exclaimed that he loved that song! While walking into the house, we immediately launched into a deep conversation about our favorite bands. That is when we both found out that we LOVED the band Beartooth and talked about how amazing it is to find another person in the wild who knew and loved them. While everyone else at the party got wasted, we talked and bounced balloons back and forth through the night. So the next week, his best friend had a birthday party at a mutual friend's place, and he, his best friend, and my ex-BFF all came back to our place after partying it up! At the end of the night, he and I were lying on top of each other on the couch while I probed him with some important questions (feminism, what he thought about kids, etc.) while very drunk. The next day, I asked him out to a Beartooth concert. He jokes now that he 'passed the test,' and we’ve been together since!" — u/OnyxManor 8. "We met in the middle of nowhere. I flew across the country for a seasonal job in a remote location. He was also there from a country on the other side of the world. We didn't start hanging out until the last few weeks of the season, but we hooked up the last night we were there." "The season was over, so it was time to leave. We were on a bus together, holding hands and feeling sad. He was going to the airport, and I was going somewhere else; we both had jobs lined up. When we reached my stop, he asked if he could come with me, and I said yes. We canceled our plans and stayed at a hostel for about three weeks while we found jobs and a place to live. Six months later, his visa ended, so I followed him to his home country. We've been together for 11 years." — u/Missteeze 9. "This was in the pre-app, pre-smartphone era and my best friend met a guy at work and brought him over to a punk show we were throwing at our friend's warehouse." "My best friend confessed that he thought this guy was the right man for me, which was odd because he never liked any of my partners in our 10 years of friendship before he introduced me to my husband. I didn’t know he was bringing this new dude over, intending to be a 'matchmaker,' so it was a super chill, no-pressure group hang. I was actually hooking up with three other dudes during that time (ah, youth!), but my now-husband was persistent and won me over. I stopped seeing all other hopefuls within a week of meeting him. We’ve been blissfully in love for almost 20 years, and we still go to punk shows regularly! So, my best friend hand-picked him for me, and it worked amazingly. I got lucky!" — u/Les_Les_Les_Les 10. "It was my third day at a new gym, and I saw this guy who was so hot, tatted up, and stylish. I thought to myself, 'Damn, that's the type of man I should go for when I glow up...I'll ask him out in a few months.'" "Five minutes later, he walks over to me while he's in the middle of his workout, compliments me, and asks me for my IG handle. The rest is history." — u/No_Education3537 11. "Six months after graduation, I moved to Germany with my then-boyfriend for a job. That first day, I had lunch in the company kitchen, and one of the trainers introduced me to his friend. The friend was a quiet, eccentric man I didn't really think anything of." "A couple of weeks later, I was invited to a party late one evening, and I really, really didn't want to go — I'd had all my wisdom teeth removed the previous day and felt like crap. I forced myself to go for at least an hour because I knew the host had made a big effort and only a few people would attend. When I got there, I saw the 'eccentric friend from the kitchen.' We started talking, hit it off immediately, went for a walk, and suddenly, it was daylight. We both felt a connection like nothing before (or since). "I went home, mulled over it for a few days, then broke up with my boyfriend. I felt terrible about that, even though the relationship wasn't going well already, and my boyfriend was not good for me (our friends actually celebrated the break-up). I felt I was abandoning him on a romantic comedy-like whim, but I knew I had to do it." "It's been 12.5 years since I met my current partner, and 'the night of the party' is part of our lore. Funnily enough, in a very 'sliding doors' way, my then-boyfriend had also been invited to the party, but he never wanted to do anything together and couldn't be bothered with going. He stayed home and changed our lives." — u/missseldon 12. "We grew up in a relatively big city, but somehow, our families always lived in the same neighborhood." "When we were 12, we would hang out at the local park. Then, we ran into each other a lot at high school and college parties. For example, his house burnt down when we were in ninth grade, but my family had moved about 25 minutes away that year. I saw him at a party, and it turned out his family was renting a house in our new neighborhood while they rebuilt their burnt house, so he drove me home from that party after years of not seeing each other. After that, we lost touch again for a few years, then saw each other at a party during our first year of college. Nothing romantic happened then, as we were in long-term relationships with other people. Then, five years ago, our friend group was at a cabin for a weekend and he and I reconnected only as friends. Friends turned to lovers, and here we are with a house, a cat, and an insanely deep connection. He’s still my very best friend." — u/cescyc 13. "We met in history class. Our teacher sat us next to each other. We were polar opposites. I was very shy and didn’t talk much, and he was outgoing and loved to talk to people." "He randomly started talking to me one day; he told me his cousin slapped a wax strip on his leg and pulled the hair off...then asked if I wanted to feel it, lol. After that, I would share my homework with him; since it was a retake class for me, and he was a year younger, I knew most of the stuff anyway and would do my homework in class. He missed school often; his uncle would take him to work on houses and businesses or work at the farm. I realized I liked him when I’d look to see if he was coming through the door for class. When he wouldn’t come in, I’d miss him. So, one day, I messaged him on Facebook and asked if he wanted to hang out. We went on a date, and we’ve been together ever since. It'll be 14 years in May. We’ve been married for seven of those years and have three kids. He’s the love of my life and the smartest, kindest, and most loving man I’ve ever met." — u/imthrownaway93 14. "We met at a swing dancing class. He had been going to that studio for several months, and I had just started." "What's nuts is that the studio was picked out by a guy friend of mine with whom I had agreed to take lessons. We lived far from each other, and the studio was between us, so I would not have met my husband if my buddy hadn't chosen that location. Unfortunately, the friend was interested in being more than that, despite me telling him I wasn't. We are no longer friends, but my husband and I owe our 23 years together to him." — u/cheesymoonshadow 15. "In college, I worked as a student secretary for a coffee shop. My eventual boyfriend (now husband) worked as an intern manager, but neither of us reported to each other." "The 'office' we shared with the other coffee shop managers was actually a tiny converted janitor's closet. The more time I spent at work alongside him in this little closet, the more I realized how much I liked him. He was (and still is) incredibly kind to me and was the sweetest person I had met there. I took a chance on Valentine's Day and asked him on a date. We went out the next day and have been inseparable since. I have zero regrets and feel so fortunate to have met the love of my life within only six months of being at school." — u/lw262111 16. "His dad was a pastor, and he was hosting an activity for the church’s kids. My middle school best friend went to that church and convinced me to go with her. One of the activities was hide-and-seek. I hid behind bushes in their backyard, and he found me." "Over the next 10 years, we were frenemies, sometimes friends — I would go visit him at the library he volunteered at, we would play tag, and he’d get in trouble with the older women who worked there. Sometimes, he’d come over to my house, and we’d play in my mom's garden and accidentally trample her flowers. She says she knew we were meant to be the first time he came over to ask if I could come out and play. Then we would fight over something silly and not talk for months. We had a big argument when we were 19 and lost contact. Then, after college, he joined the military." "One day, when we were 22, he reached out, and it was just as it had always been; we could talk about anything and everything. I was still living in our hometown, and he would drive the seven hours it took to visit his family and me; I would convince him to try new foods, and he would show me new music. We would sit in his car and just talk for hours." "Months later, he was set to deploy overseas for the first time, and one night, he called me and told me he had to tell me something. I couldn’t hear him because he was in a room full of people and had awful cellphone service, so I kept saying, 'What? What?' And finally, the third time, I heard it: 'I am trying to tell you that I think I’m in love with you!' We kept in contact while he was deployed. I would send him care packages, and he’d set an alarm for the middle of the night once every few days so the WIFI bandwidth wasn’t throttled and he could FaceTime me. Then he came home and he officially asked me to be his girlfriend. Fast forward to now, and we are in our fifth year of marriage." — u/Fivethreesixthree 17. "We met in high school. When we started dating, I was 15, and he was 17." "Now I’m 50, and we’ve been around the world and back again. We've had high and low ups and downs that were comparable to mountains and undersea trenches. We’ve been dirt poor and lived high on the hog. I would go back and do it all over again in a heartbeat, and the only thing I’d change is that I would worry less because I know it all works out. I’ve sometimes wished my life was an actual novel so I could have peeked at the later chapters to reassure myself that the couple was still together and happy at that point. Hopefully, we’ve still got decades of adventures ahead. I want to die holding his hand." — u/GrumpyBitchInBoots Which one of these "meet-cutes" was your favorite? How did you meet your partner? Let us know in the comments! (Or if you would prefer to remain anonymous, you can answer using this Google Form ). Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.