How It Feels to Meet the Love of Your Life
The cliché version of meeting your ~one true love~ would have us all believe that sparks fly and birds sing the moment it happens. That would be very nice and extremely Disney-esque, but, obviously, it's not how things go! To get some insight on what the first encounter with the person you're meant to end up with actually feels like, a recent Ask Reddit thread asked the "lucky people" who've met the loves of their life to tell their stories. Some are sweet and others begin with awkward first dates. Here are 10 of the best stories for your own personal enjoyment.
1. "I said I didn't really do anything either, and we should do nothing together."
"We worked together and, to be honest, we barely spoke at all. He was a very shy person and quiet people would make me nervous. One day I randomly asked him what he does for fun, after months of working together, trying to get a feel for him. He said he didn't do anything and mostly hung out in his room. I said I didn't really do anything either, and we should do nothing together. It was a completely innocent suggestion and I never thought anything would come of it.
"We have been together for 11 years and married for six. I suppose the moral of the story is that there doesn't always have to be some grand meeting and sparks instantly flying. Sometimes, you're around someone for a while and slowly realize life is much better with them in it." - WhiskeyBrite
2. "When we realized the sun was coming up, we kissed each other goodbye, and she went home."
"I was dating her friend at the time. She was very timid. Extremely quiet. The girl I was dating was not working out for me at all; she and I broke up. I waited a few months and then asked her if she wanted to hang out sometime. She did. The entire first date was oddly not awkward at all. As soon as I got her to open up, she never stopped speaking. We went to the movies that night, and I didn't have much money so afterwards when we went to eat, she ordered and I pretended like my stomach was a little sour and said I couldn't eat right now. She spent the night at my house that night, but we didn't have sex. We just talked. Well, mostly she talked. She opened up to me and told me all kinds of things. It was really nice. Then when we realized the sun was coming up, we kissed each other goodbye, and she went home. She talked my ear off for the next eight years, through our engagement, marriage, and even through our divorce. God, I miss her yammering." - CDC_
3. "I liked his sense of humor straight away."
"We met in class during my third year of university. He was the lecturer. I thought he was very sweet and a little bit nervous, and I liked his sense of humor straight away. I know that sounds really dodgy, but it's not. We're the same age (he was doing his PhD and was on his first teaching job, I was in my mid-20s because I'd gone back to uni after taking time out to look after dying parents), and nothing happened while I was studying. We just got on well and kept in touch after I left, then a few years later I realized that I'd had feelings for him for quite a long time and told him. It's our fifth wedding anniversary this year, so I suppose he kind of likes me too." - iwillfuckingbiteyou
4. "It was definitely love within the first couple of hours."
"When I met my fiancée, it wasn't love at first sight exactly, but it was definitely love within the first couple of hours. I'd just never met anyone who I felt such a bond with. We had slightly different experiences but took away the same lessons and feelings from them. There were just so many subjects that we got onto somehow, and saw them the same way every time. Years later, it still holds true. If she had a dick, she'd be my best friend. She doesn't, so I'm marrying her." - NoMistaeks
5. "He was sitting there in a full-body Pikachu costume."
"He sat behind me in my algebra class. One time I turned around to hand him an assignment and he was sitting there in a full body Pikachu costume. He just nodded and said, 'What's up?'" - Izze-bizzle
6. "I just knew."
"When I saw my now-husband for the first time, I was disappointed. Not because of him really, but because, in an instant, I realized that my plans of going overseas for work, and all the money I'd spent on the endeavor (exams/visas etc.), was for nothing. I realized immediately who he was. He was going to be my forever. I would never call it love at first sight (such a cliche), I just knew. He was in a relationship and I had to patiently wait. I did not tell anybody (including him) what my true feelings were, but I was so certain that I never panicked. Two months later we had our first date. Happily married now with two kiddies." - docsleepy
7. "He got under my skin in a way I couldn't quite explain but made me feel irritated, I didn't want to go on a second date."
"It was a blind date. I remember being kinda annoyed he answered his phone during the date although he explained why after he hung up (he was coordinating something at the place where he volunteers) and then I felt guilty for being annoyed. It was finals season, he lived too far away, he got under my skin in a way I couldn't quite explain but made me feel irritated, I didn't want to go on a second date. But the friend who suggested it talked me into giving him a second chance. Second date, I suggested an activity where I could escape easily after an hour. Instead it turned into eight hours. We're married now." - Ovanserrs
8. "After 12 years I can't imagine my life without her unending chatter."
"The seat next to her was the last seat on the bus. We talked, and she kept on talking. My first impression of her was, Will she ever stop talking? The answer was no, but after 12 years I can't imagine my life without her unending chatter." - EQandCivfanatic
9. "He thought it would be our only date."
"For me, I didn't expect too much. It was just a coffee date after class on a Friday. I actually had plans for that night so I thought, Eh, I'll go for an hour, maybe two. I stayed around four hours, every once in awhile checking them time to see how far I could push it without running too late. Talking to him was so fun and easy.
"After we became a couple I learned that he thought it would be our only date. He said he thought I was way too pretty for him and that he asked for a second date with no expectations of me saying yes. After the third date, I knew I wanted to marry him!" - PragmaticTwo
10. "I was hooked."
"My friend made the two of us dinner, but it was far more than we could eat. I see the cute neighbor coming home and walk outside to ask if she would like some. She looks at me dumbfounded (we had never spoke before this point), holds up a gigantic bag and says, 'No thanks, I have Dino nugs,' turned around and walked inside. I was hooked. I got up the nerve to ask her out a couple of weeks later and we've been together ever since." - bupps5
Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
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