A rule I broke

This is part of Mama Kat's Writing Workshop.  (Mama Kat is a friend of mine from high school and I'm excited that I will be able to participate in her writing workshops)

My dating life was, well let's just say I didn't have much of a dating life.  Looking back I can see some of the things I may have done that prohibited me from actually meeting guys.  My biggest obstacle was the many rules I created for actually going on a date.

1. He has to ask me out.
2. He must have the following qualities.  blah, blah, blah, blah
3. I have to know him or at least have some mutual friends.

He asked me out.   He was a complete stranger.  I had no idea who he was, except that he played soccer on a different team.    I googled his name.

He wasn't on a (watch out for this guy) list.  I took a risk and broke my rule. We went on a date.

8 years later we are more than happily married with 3 wonderful kids.

Some rules are meant to be broken.