Semi-Meaningful Musing: Not being bound by "type" in finding your partner

As SuperBowl Sunday approaches, so does my 3-year anniversary of meeting Mr. Gadget (well re-meeting since we went to college together and never talked to each other).  So I thought about delving into how we go for "types" in our partners.  We were at a mutual friend's SuperBowl party and I recognized him from school and talked to him for a minute.  Apparently the fact that I acknowledged his existence was enough for him - he got my e-mail address from my friend and e-mailed me the next day.  Silly boys.

My first impression of him: He seems nice and all, but not my type (I had a height requirement, he wasn't as preppy as I liked, etc.)
His first impression of me: She may be too nice aka boring, but I'll still take her out to dinner anyway because she's cute.

So it wasn't exactly love at first sight.  He wasn't like the sometimes bad-boy, clean-cut boys that I had previously brought home to the parents.  He was a little more urban and academic at the same time.  But we enjoyed each other's company and continued to see each other to see where it would go.  Love blossomed  after a few short months and of course the rest is history.

I guess the point is, Never say never.  Mr. Gadget seemed a little cheesy and we were more friendly than romantic at first.  But it became the best relationship of my life.  I began to see past my "type" and see him.  I was also ready and more selective about the qualities I wanted in partner...this took a while for me and sometimes you have to go through the bad to get to the good you know?

He also had many of the aspects of the I realized I wanted in a life partner (and was sometimes lacking in my previous relationships).  He was extremely considerate, caring, and helped me to grow as a person.

So take a look around that bar, Superbowl party, supermarket - you never know when or where you'll find that person.  But don't settle and always have fun.  

Image taken from here. How did  he do that?

How did you meet your partner?  Was he/she your "type"?