QOTD 1/17

mymissingpuzzlepiece

How'd you know your FI was "The One"? When did you know?

mymissingpuzzlepiece

Somehow I knew before we even started dating. I know that sounds cliche` like love at first sight and all... but really I believe it happened subconsciously. 

But when it really occurred to me that he was the one, was the moment I knew I had fallen in love with him... it all happened at once, at the same time. We went on a date to the city during Christmas time. We were on our way to go iceskating at Rockefellar Center, when we stopped at Build-a-Bear Workshop. We weren't sure if it was still open, considering it was 9 p.m so he called to check. As I looked at him on the phone, the people happily walking around with holiday cheer, the bright lights and as I felt the cold air touch my cheek... I knew. I loved him and I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. 

SRRL18

I've always known I'd marry him but I never knew it would be forever. Sounds horrible right? FI and I have a LONG history behind us. Anyways, I knew he was the ONE after my DD was born. He matured so much, became the man I always knew he could be and he continues to surprise me everyday with how much he's grown and taken on the roll of being a daddy.

hisbabygirl76

I met my FI right after I sepereated from my exH. It was a very bad abusive situation and I was not looking for someone. He found me. We work together and he had seen me in the hallway and apparently I smiled at him. He made it his mission to find out who I was. He is 5 yrs younger then me and even when he found out I have 3 kids and in the midst of a divorce he never walked away. The moment he met my children was the moment I knew he was the one, kids have the best judgement and they loved him right away. 3 yrs later we cant wait to make our little family official.

SSaltzman87

I knew he was the one when I was buying the condo that we now live in. Moving was incredibly stressful and one night my dad and I got into a huge fight and he was threatening to no longer help me move. My dad and I haven't had the greatest relationship and on that particular night, he was really being a jerk. My mom was really disappointed in him too.

FI knew to separate himself from the situation, and after my mom was kind of able to diffuse the situation when my efforts to end it failed- he and I got done what I was wanting to get done in the first place without my dad's help. That's when I knew FI was the one for me since I could see any other guy wanting to get the heck outta dodge, lol. But FI was there and I knew that he'd always be there for me.

FLGatorGal88

Believe it or not when I first met FI I had no interest in dating we were polar opposites I looked at it as gaining another friend. The more time we spent talking and hanging I started to develop feelings for him and he felt the same. FI always said that he never wanted to get married and he never wanted to have any kids. I knew I wanted to get married and have children someday day... I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with FI when he  first time he told me he loved me. It was different than any other time an ex ever said it. I knew from then on that I wanted to be with him for the rest of my life.

melb2013

Everyone's story is so romantic!

Mine isn't nearly as storybook.  I don't think there was one moment that made me "know" and it wasn't love at first sight.  We had both recently gotten out of very damaging relationships so we took things slow for a while.  Over the next two years, there was a series of things that made me know he was the one.  I realized that I didn't want to change anything about him, he didn't want to change anything about me, we both appreciated each other, we were both completely committed to working through any hardship together, we worked as a unit and planned for our future as a unit, he fit into my family, and we could always have fun together.  

About a year ago, we started talking about marriage and I realized that the thought of marrying was incredibly exciting and calming.  Soooooo we picked out a ring and the rest is history!

Alexis&Jay

I don't think I had "a moment" either.

We had previously dated, but I guess timing wasn't right because we split up. It was bad or anything, just sort of moved apart.

We both dated people and both relationships were completley awful.

At the end of my relationship with my abusive ex, my FI came back into my life just looking to give me some support and comfort.

We got back together and life got so  much simpler! I could be myself and so could he, I knew it was alright to argue some because we always made up, we could discuss things, and be playful together without worrying about judgement. After a two year relationship where I was constantly scared, I finally felt safe again.

Now we're together-to infinity and beyond