I am very lucky. My GF and I met at work 20 years ago. She mentioned that she wanted to try cycling. I had been off the bike for 8 years but before that had ridden for 20 years. I offered to help her get started. Got her to a bike shop and helped pick a bike. She then said,"So, you're going to ride with me, right?" And, I thought, "What have I gotten myself into?" But, 20lbs overweight and missing those 8 years of fitness, I got my bike out and we rode. She was strong. I sucked. Since then, we have ridden together and between us have 6 bikes. We have lived together for 15 years and continue to ride together. To borrow a line from Lou Gehrig....."Today I consider myself the luckiest man on Earth."