I met my wife 48 years ago today.
Funny story behind it. An old friend of mine tried to set us up. I had just broken up with a girl and wasn't interested. My friend's girlfriend tried to get my future wife to go out with me. So I go to this party the Saturday after Thanksgiving and meet this woman. We absolutely hit it off. When I asked my friend later who she was, he tells me "That's the girl we were trying to set you up with!" We started dating immediately and were married five years later!
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Congrats on the many years! 
We're closing in on 47 years since we met. June 2nd, 1978, 11:35pm. I get bonus points for remembering it that exactly! 
You're lucky, and you sound like you know it.
My date was supposed to be a rebound from previous boyfriend. He turned out to be my husband of 32 years.
Congrats! 
