AllThePrettyHorses

I don't know if there's a "How did you meet your spouse" thread. I am too lazy to check either way.

I am a sucker for love stories, and I am trying my best to learn about relationships.

So I was curious: How did you know you were in love?

arbitrator

Even before engaging in any sexual activity, you just have this strong sense of oneness as a couple and feel an extremely strong connection with that person, like it just doesn't feel natural that you should have to separate from each other; and when apart, you feel a part of the other persons spirit there with you. From my years of experience, this is what knowing that you are in love is all about!

With my STBXW, roughly a month after we started dating.

that_girl

First date. After that, I was hooked. I knew i would love him. And I did and do

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Mavash.

Same here. For me it took THREE dates. Just three. He kissed me for the first time that night and I just knew.

22 years later (20 married) I'm still hopelessly in love with him.

Chelle D

About the 3rd time made love to him, and felt like we were "one" person. I couldn't tell where i stopped & he began.

He's the only one I've ever had that kind of experience with. I knew he was it. Even before we ever talked about marriage/future.

RandomDude

Was during an argument in the past years ago when we were "dating" when my wife proved her intense individualism, cultural independence, and ability to stand up to me, and to anyone else with a backbone.

Just one line, and I fell in love. Years passed and I've realised how rare she actually is.

RandomDude

Never said we never fought or had our disagreements. It's that strength of hers that she's shown me over the years despite the sh-t we went through together that made me only love her more in the end.

AllThePrettyHorses

How long have you guys been together now?

RandomDude

Coming to 5 years now

Jeff/BC

For me, the word "love" means I want to give to, nurture, and protect someone else. That happened to me the first time I met Carol... long before she was any sort of dating option. I just thought she was a wonderful person and I wanted to help her out with some issues... namely... being single.

Joke's on me. I guess if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself, right? LOL

AFEH

Fell in love in first ten seconds of seeing her at work and stayed in love for 42 years!

Po12345

My wife actually fell for me before I did for her. We knew each other for 7 years online before she came to visit me once out of the blue for the weekend. I always felt she was out of my league, apparently she felt the same way about me. I still love her just as much if not more than ever, despite having had a very difficult last 12 months.

Jellybeans

I think it's one of those things you just "know."

SoWhat

When she said she loved Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. That's only sort of a joke - I felt a light turn on in me for some reason at that point.

Browncoat

I saw her for the first time across a busy conference room floor, and was immediately attracted to her smile and laugh (though I couldn't hear the laugh... it was just the way she laughed). It was so warm and inviting... I knew in an instant that anyone who could radiate that kind of warmth was someone I wanted in my life.

It obviously took longer for us to truly be in love, and I don't have a specific moment that I can point out. That smile though... there's not a day that goes by when I don't see her smile and remember that moment like it was yesterday.