But he sat next to me, and somehow we ended up chatting without a pause from New York City all the way to D.C. I am normally SO shy about talking to strangers, so I had my earbuds in and my face turned to the window and my work in my lap - a wall around me.
I feel like knowing who’s ‘the one’ is just as much a life choice as a love choice.” - Colby That would adapt to and incorporate us both changing. The difference with my wife was having that ‘knowing’ feeling, but also a feeling that together we could make a relationship that was the one. “Maybe this is just semantics, but I say: Forget about ‘knowing.’ Perhaps some people experience that, but every time I thought I did, it turned out to be an illusion.
We were each other’s ideal audience.” - Gemma I knew because no one had ever made me laugh as much as he did, and no guy had ever laughed as much at my jokes. My husband always says that’s how he knew. “We had both recently read the same weird sci-fi book series. So I sought the counsel of committed friends (and some acquaintances, and a few strangers) and asked: HOW DID YOU KNOW? Was it a moment? A feeling? A decision? Some of their answers really surprised me…
But lately, I’ve been ruminating over one question even Google can’t answer: How do you know when a relationship is right? (Yes, I typed that into multiple search engines, yielding many lists, but not much help.) We’ve talked about dating, heartbreak and what to ask before you get married.