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Kirsten M Trammell

662

Creative writer and freelance content creator

02/26/20 at 3:09PM UTC

Lifestyle & Relationships

How do you know if you're with "the one"?

I love hearing...love stories! How did you know your partner was the right one for you? Many young ladies hear about all of these tragic break ups or ruined relationships. I would LOVE to hear the success stories of people that are happy together and how you make things work in your relationship.

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Katie Henderson Ladyboss752675

757

I am an expert in all things visual.

03/04/20 at 9:29PM UTC

I've been married 4 times and each time I thought he was "the one". I've been married 15 years to #4, and it's been hard. In the early days we were both drunk with love, but we barely knew each other. We had meltdowns. Only now are we starting to understand each other. He had a terrible childhood that made it hard for him to trust. He put me thought hell. Yet, today, there is not another person on this planet that I trust more than my Mark. I admire and respect him. Starry-eyed stupid love crystallized into commitment, faithfulness, forgiveness, tolerance, understanding... true love, I guess you could call it. (It helped that we both love cats. "We have to stay together for the sake of the kitties...") :-)

TNAlex357

Georgetown Law Grad & EDI Advocate.

03/03/20 at 10:29PM UTC

We were on our first date at a restaurant. I took a bite out of my food and immediately hated it. So he swapped entrees with me! He didn’t like what I ordered either so the fact that he’d sacrifice his food for me was EXTREMELY selfless.

Kirsten M Trammell

662

Creative writer and freelance content creator

03/04/20 at 11:31PM UTC

he must've really liked you! Sounds like the opposite of Joey from the show Friends.

Sixtysomething

Livin my best life

02/27/20 at 5:21AM UTC

So, you want to know how you know when you've met "the one"? Well. I can't tell YOU how YOU will know, but this is how I knew. OK, some of you will like my story and some of you will not! Others may disapprove, some may even hate it. I believe everyone is entitled to their opinions. So that being said, here goes nothing: When I met the love of my life, I had already been divorced once, I was married at the time to a wonderful man who adored me. One day as I was walking down the hallway of my hospital ( I was a Nurse Manager at the time) and coming towards me I saw the most beautiful person I had ever seen in my life! I caught her eyes as she looked at me and then, it happened. She smiled. I think I smiled back, I can't remember. If there were any words spoken between us, I don't remember that either. Just that smile, that mesmerizing smile that took my breath, and a gentle nod to me when she passed. As she continued down the hallway, my eyes followed her until she rounded the corner. It was at that moment, I noticed her head turn to and glance, ever so quickly over her shoulder at me and smiled. That's where the story of us begins but does not end. It's hard to believe that was 25 years ago and we are stronger than ever! I knew (don't ask me how, I just did) the moment I saw her, my life was about to drastically change. We've talked about that moment many times over the years. The moment that we both knew that the person we had just seen (me-her, and her-me), was absolutely, positively, without a doubt, going to become someone we couldn't live without. We don't call it "love at first sight" because that wasn't exactly a correct description. We call it our defining moment. It was more of a sense certainty, a definitive understanding of an undeniable truth, which I felt so deeply. We "fell in love" one day at a time. Through the fears and the tears; the ups and downs, the thrills and daily grind. Determined and committed that no matter what life threw at us, we could get through it together, always together. #1 is COMMUNICATION: honest, open, respectful and thorough. Actively listening, and coming to an agreement/compromise, even if it's agree to disagree.

Kirsten M Trammell

662

Creative writer and freelance content creator

03/03/20 at 2:53PM UTC

Just read this and am in awe. Life takes twists and turns and it's all about responding to them. So happy to hear you are both happy together after 25 years. thank you for sharing!

Sixtysomething

Livin my best life

03/03/20 at 4:09PM UTC

Our story is not without it's difficulties and misunderstandings and me accepting what i was feeling and it was so foreign to me and not without it's consequences to my kids and family. In the long run, tpeople noticed how ibncredibly happy I was becoming. Those difficult early days melted away as everyone began to realize and accept this wasn't something I had chosen, but was chosen for me by?? the universe? God? I don't know. But thank you for responding!

Anonymous

02/26/20 at 6:14PM UTC

I don't think there was a specific moment for me and my partner. Over the past few months, it has just felt different... for both of us! There is so much love between us and he has become my absolute best friend. Coincidentally, this weekend we just talked about how we want to spend our lives together. It really was all a feeling, at least for us!

Lisalarz

03/03/20 at 3:29AM UTC

Ya right

Lenna

500

Dog mom. Super into wellness, biking & reading

02/26/20 at 5:06PM UTC

When we felt so comfortable around each other the second time we hung out (we were grocery shopping). It felt like we had pierced time and zoomed to the future in a way. It was a freaky moment but we both felt it and talked about it much later in the relationship.