Mar 19 2008
Love at First Sight
When I was younger, I always used to wish that I would fall in love with someone from the moment I first saw him. It always happens in the movies, and includes the schmaltzy music and the first glance in which the two lovers have an epiphany and realize that they need to be together. But real life is not like the movies. There is no such thing as love at first sight - is there?
Future Husband and I were first introduced by a mutual friend. This friend had dated FH for a short time, and though it didn’t work, they stayed friends. The two of us were out one night when she suggested that he and I get together. I said sure, set it up - give him my MySpace or something. She did that, and we emailed a few times but then it faded out. I’m not much for trying to impress someone by email. Though I write well, the “getting to know you” part just doesn’t do well in writing. It faded out after a few emails, and I wrote it off. But he never had his picture on his MySpace (at least not until after we met).
A couple of months later, I was out meeting with a social group when I saw someone who caught my eye. I was introduced to him by another woman there, and we exchanged hellos. That night I was really not in the mood to be out at all, and was debating going home. During my internal debate, I walked around the room, trying to decide if I should just go or try and talk to this person. FH later described it as “circling like a buzzard.” Finally, he got tired of it and came up to me to talk. “So we finally get to meet,” he said. Huh? I didn’t think I should know him, and we were just introduced a short time ago. “The emails.” Oh no, I had never emailed him. Had I? I think I would remember. “MySpace? Miss A tried to set us up.”
Now I remembered. All of a sudden I was shocked, intrigued, panicked, fascinated, wanting to run out of there and wanting to talk more all at the same time. Talking to him came easy, now that he was in front of me, so I did that. We talked until 2am and made plans to meet the next day. We met the next day, and the next. The 4th day it was Monday, and he had a business trip that would have him out of town until Friday. Friday could not come soon enough! I so went over the minutes on my phone that week. Finally, when Friday arrived, I rushed over to his place after work. We went out, and I spent the night. Actually, I never again spent another night in my own apartment, and ended up moving in, which was fine since the lease was just about up anyway.
I don’t remember what music was playing exactly (some kind of bar music), and there was no starry-eyed first look, but I was drawn to him the first minute I saw him. I circled like a lion circles its prey. In just over 3 months from now, he will become MisterL4W. It was love at first sight.
“Actually, I never again spent another night in my own apartment, and ended up moving in, which was fine since the lease was just about up anyway.”
That’s pretty much what happened with Super T. We just knew. We didn’t really talk about it until we talked about getting our ‘own’ place. His friends tease us (still) but whatever, for us it worked perfectly.
Very sweet.
CTG, it’s kinda freaky when I stop to think about it and all of a sudden it’s overwhelming, but he is so awesome that I wouldn’t trade anything at all.
Amy, thanks!
A touching story. It can be a perfect scenario to a blockbuster
Wish you all the best!
Cheers,
Kiss
Love at first site is a great thing! It was that way with my ex-husband and I, sadly things beyond our control took us apart. After not seeing each other for 2 years after the divorce, we crossed paths and all the love at first site feelings were still there after all this time.
I know how you feel!
Kiss, I’d love to see what Hollywood does to the “circling like a buzzard” scene!
NZN, I didn’t even realize that it was love at first sight until much later in the relationship, but it really is an awesome feeling.
Thanks for visiting!
I can say I did experience love at first site some 14 years ago with my husband!!! We have been married for 10 years and it is awesome!!!
Great post!
I don’t remember the first time I supposedly saw Mrs Nobody (she claims she had checked me out one night, but I don’t remember her from that, although I remember the friends she was with. I think they were all drunk). I do the remember the second time, like it was yesterday. It was love at first site. Well, according to her, it was the second site. Whatever. We’ve now been together for 13 and a half years, and married for 11 and a half.
Even after it happens, it’s still hard to believe that love at first site can really happen.
I guess I’m not the only one who has experienced this. Love is grand, ain’t it?
Yeah, it’s. People are happy to have love in life. To love and be loved - what can be better?
Exactly!