KSig RC-Carpe Diem solves so many of life's mysteries, it's not even funny This is how my Hubby signs ALL his correspondence. I absolutely agree with you!
I don't think anyone is implying that they will LITERALLY wait for some guy to walk up and be instantly recognized as "THE ONE".
At least I hope not. We did a lot of philosophizing back in our 20's.
You know, those GREAT conversations that last into the morning hours. It always came up what if, like James joked about, you JUST missed him/her, turned a corner a second or two too late. Well, in our minds we knew that somehow it would be rectified.
It seems like forever when you are waiting, waiting. I dare say some may have overlooked or turned away from *the one*. Circumstances led to apx. 10 years of on and off again dating for Hubby and me. Several times, I was so distressed because I couldn't see HOW it would possibly work out. It would have been easy to fall for another. There were plenty of opportunities and many I felt affection for. It was just marking time until out of nowhere, he calls and in an instant we BOTH knew we would never be apart again. There will be disagreements, there will be times you want to knock sense into each other, but it's like Juniorgrrl said-
because with our relationship, the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts.
I'd also like to quote some of what KDatUTC said..
Ivory-When I first see him, it'll be like magic. It'll be so powerful, that not only will we feel it, but everyone in the room will be affected. I feel certain there IS a "knowing" there sure was for me call it love at first sight if you want. But, as far as the rest of the room- it may depend on the number of beers they've had!
He pulled me on his lap and tried to give me his key as I walked past his dorm room. I don't think he was feeling cosmic magnetism, but he was feeling something! Still, as I recall, there was that instant when our eyes met...
So, until he enters my life....I'm going to learn, grow emotionally, and love myself. ...and then you will be ready to meet one another.
Anyone ever see "Somewhere in Time"? There is a scene where
Jane Seymour is approached by Christopher Reeves. She says,"Is it you?". He pauses, taken aback and replies. "Yes." For all the romantics-RENT THIS MOVIE!!!! Great soundtrack as well.