When did you know your partner was the one?

[Emmielu]

I know some people dont believe you could ever find "the one" and that's fine that's their belief. But I'm asking the people who do believe they have "the one" or soulmate, when did you know they were the one for you?

Within a week. He was too young for me, i tried not to like him but we are just right. Only 18 months in but never been so happy

Immediately (seconds).

Immediately here too - although i never realised that at the time, i thought it was about two weeks later after he took me to, get this, Leysdown on Sea on the back of his motorbike - we were sat outside the chavviest of pubs and i thought it was about the most romantic thing that ever happened to me (either that or i was still on a rush of being alive after a half hour motorbike ride - i dont think i had ever been so scared!) Anyone who has been to leysdown will know that i must have been blinded by lurrve to think this. Immediately because when we met, despite having never seen him before, i recognised him

we have been together for 20 years, we have had a rough time lately, but we got through it, and whilst we are still not soppy in love, we know we are soul mates whether we like it or not!

It was love at first sight for us.Dh gave up his entire life for me in the first month and moved to be with me.A month after got engaged and then ran away and got married.Been together nearly ten years now married over 8.

I have no idea what you guys are talking about :(

Instantly. Although I don't believe in love at first sight. But it was as if my/our life flashed before my eyes at second we started talking to each other.

2nd H

We had been dating for a few months, picked my ds up from cousins overnight stay, and he was coming down with something nasty, throat etc. Was supposed to be going on to his brother and family, but I said you go I'll take ds home as dont want to spread this around they have 3 kids.

I went home he went to brothers, couple of hours later I was slating him to myself saying no phone call nothing, no hows ds etc.

1/2hr later knock on the door, he was stood on the doorstep with his brothers spare dvd player in his arms, worried about ds and soaked to the skin cause it was hammering down outside. He didnt want to leave ds without a dvd cause he was ill and I might need one.

How shite did I feel, the man has never let me down, and continues to surprise me 7yrs later. embarrising soppy shite I know

Felt like I'd known him for years during first meeting.

As time passed as well, it continued to feel right. And it still feels right nearly 18 years later.

It just felt really right and natural from the start. There's never been any messing about or any need for insecurity, and we've always been able to resolve or compromise on things we disagree on.

I'm not convinced about "the one you can't live without," though, and I hope that doesn't mean he isn't the one. I love him very much and hope and expect that we will grow old together. Having said that, I know that I was perfectly happy on my own, and I've got over devastating break-ups in the past and moved on to better things. If he left me, I would be very upset, and I'd miss him terribly for a while, but I would get over it and be OK without him.

The first time ever I saw his face

I thought the sun rose in his eyes.

It did. And still does.

Oh I love these anecdotes!
I knew after about a month, when I woke up in the night feeling ill while at his place and he insisted on staying awake all night to keep me company even though he had work in the morning (I always joke that this is good practise for our future DCs...)
My grandma met her husband at a dance when she was 19. They talked all night and as the sun came up the next day he asked her to marry him - it was just after the war an i think there was definitely a sense of seizing the moment.
My parents knew each other for years before they finally got together at 23 - my mum says she can remember standing next to my dad waiting to be served in a pub, looking sideways at him and just being hit by how handsome he was. They've been married for 26 years this year, adore each other's company, laugh at each other's terrible jokes, are one of the happiest couples out there.

I've no idea what any of you are talking about either. I think it's just because I'm not built like that. I don't think I do massive epiphany moments.

I 'just knew' as well, I told my friend that he was the one after our second or third date. After the first time we 'stayed the night', we stayed at each other's places every night. It clicked so early, I was a bit nervous about finding 'the one' at 21 but we married after a few years and it still fits like itdid at the start. It was just easy, natural and felt like he was my missing puzzle piece.

Wow, you all knew so quickly!!

I really don't have a 'moment' when I knew.... we got together at University and the first couple of years are very much a blur.

I think I probably knew it was forever was when we moved in together - which was three years in!

Nine years later - I could not imagine life without him.

When we met - I had this very strong feeling of "Oh there you are - I've been looking for you everywhere", but as the song says, I didn't know I was looking for him until I found him.