Tim Quinn, 55, Plymouth: вЂAfter we met I got offered a job where she livedвЂ™ ItвЂ™s a great pleasure to have such a relaxed and pleasant relationship вЂ“ and itвЂ™s incredible to think we may never have found each other if I hadnвЂ™t moved tables.

He is so different from my former husband, who was also very intelligent and a good man, but grouchy most of the time. It was a wonderful surprise to meet each other. I had been married for 30 years and widowed for 12, but I wasnвЂ™t looking for a relationship. HeвЂ™s also well read, though not academic, and we always have a lot to talk about. The relationship works because he is considerate and helpful. We carried on dating and the rest is history. I invited him in and he helped set it up. I had ordered a new computer and he insisted on carrying it home for me. When I got back we ended up having coffee instead and got on well. I was going away for a few weeks, so he said he would be in touch when I returned. ThatвЂ™s when he asked me to go to dinner with him. He had just taken out one of Simon SchamaвЂ™s books and I told him I was reading a novel by Ian McEwan. Two days later we bumped into each other on the street, near the library. It was only when I saw him again that I realised the connection.ДЄ meeting of minds: вЂHe had just taken out one of Simon SchamaвЂ™s books and I told him I was reading a novel by Ian McEwan.вЂ™ The thought that there might be something romantic between us never crossed my mind. On first impressions he seemed nice, and intelligent. ItвЂ™s hard to remember exactly what was said, but I vaguely recollect there being a book that we were looking at. He said yes, and we started talking about anthropology and the various marriage practices around the world. I saw an empty seat by a gentleman and asked him if I could sit there. I was in the library flicking through a few books when a librarian asked me if I would move to another table to make room for a childrenвЂ™s programme. My love story begins in March 2011 when I was 67. Here are three tales of unexpected love, when a chance encounter led to romance.Д®lena, 72, London: вЂWe may never have found each other if I hadnвЂ™t moved tablesвЂ™

We asked you to tell us if you met your partner in a weird and wonderful way. She was dared by a friend to get a date with him вЂ“ and the rest is history. The pair met after Victoria serendipitously chanced upon JonathanвЂ™s tweets (he was managing a Waterstones Twitter account) and fell for him. T he love story of Victoria and Jonathan OвЂ™Brien caught the worldвЂ™s attention this week.

A touch of fate