To be honest, I haven't found my soul mate yet. Obviously, it's not something anyone can just order up for a convenient delivery or snap their fingers to find the perfect person standing in front of them.
That's exactly what makes it all the more magical when you see folks who have truly been blessed with their Mr. or Mrs. Right standing by their side through thick and thin. Those are the relationships you can look at just once and know they were built to last. It's also what gives hope to the rest of us who continue searching for our own!
I can't help but feel inspired by the sweet stories below from couples about the exact moment they realized they had fallen in love with their partner. Whether it was a small quirk about their beloved or a kind gesture, it just took a few seconds to know they were hooked for life.
Do you and your loved one remember the special moment you knew it was meant to be? Let us know in the comments and be sure to SHARE with your friends and family!
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"We were exhausted from a long day of traveling together, stuck on a mountain road, at night, in a foreign city, in the cold, trying to read a bus schedule in a language we weren't very familiar with, and we just started laughing at the whole situation. I knew in that moment that I found the perfect person for the journey." — memory0
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"The moment came about a year after the birth of our son. He was sleeping on the couch and our son was passed out on his stomach. I still tear up thinking about the picture of the two together and the moment when he opened his eyes and held out his arms for me to lay down with them." — ScrollButtons
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"When I realized after a few weeks that I would gladly sit next to him and watch him play video games for the rest of my life." — WishIWasAStark
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"I accidentally wrote her name on my science test instead of mine, I just couldn't stop thinking about her." — Sillymonkey13
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"When we realized that we both order eggs sunny-side up. Then [we] cut away the whites and eat them first, keeping the yolk intact, then scoop the yolk whole into our mouth.
"I think we both kinda knew it was going to work at that point." — 5_10
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"I got my wisdom teeth removed and he brought me a chocolate milkshake and a vanilla milkshake. When I opened the door, I just laughed because I thought it was so silly that he brought two. When I asked why he said because he didn't know which one I would like best." — Reddit User
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"Fresh relationship, just two months in and that night she was staying over after the classic dinner, drink and silly talks.
"This was during the football/soccer World Cup 2014 and here in Australia you have to wake up around 2 a.m. to be able to watch a match, so I woke up and went to the couch in the living room to follow my team.
"After 15 minutes, I see her half asleep, with the pillow and blanket in her hands and without saying a word she put her head on my laps and decided that she preferred to sleep uncomfortably on the couch with me instead of the comfy bed alone. I don't remember the match's final score, but I remember that in that moment, I realized I was in love with her." — Golden87
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"The songs. They started talking to me, and I realized all those cheesy songs started to make sense!" — Dareun
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"We had a big argument. I mean, like a cursing-and-calling-pure-raw-emotion argument. And I got really angry. And I realized that even while angry with her, I couldn't imagine life without her. And if I could be that angry with her and still want to have her in my life then it must be meant to be." — zortlord
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"When we parted ways at my dorm and he walked off in the rain. I watched him out the window as he bent down again and again to move the worms off the sidewalk to the grass so they wouldn't get stepped on." — montereyo
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"I asked for a bedtime story. He proceeded to tell me a story in his best serious, monotone narrator voice. When he got to the chorus, I realized he was just reciting the lyrics to 'Magic Man' by Heart. Ah, he is definitely a magic man." — SmoochyDaisy52
Do you have a sweet story about the moment you knew your partner was "the one"? Let us know below and be sure to SHARE with your loved ones!
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