You know if you met 'the one'

[ArthurFoulkesayce]

When did you know? Was it straight away?

Do/did they know that you knew?
Did practicalities go out of the window like some of these magazine stories I hear (doctors waiting room, I sold my mansion to live in a mud hut for love type thing)

I'm single just asking because I can't imagine ever meeting someone and I'd love to know if it happens
Plus I thought it was a cheerful thread?

Met him abroad on holiday, not in a typical 'package holiday' place. Went for dinner the night after & distinctly remember looking at him & knowing I'd eventually marry him. Strange as I wasn't initially physically attracted to him & was already kissing a very attractive Greek man! We grew up 4 miles apart. We were on the same flight home & he asked me out while we were waiting for our bags. Married him 5 years later & 3.5yrs on we couldn't be happier. Good luck op!

Met for lunch via match.com, had been internet dating on and off for a few years was getting a bit jaded by the whole process and was considering taking another break from it so it was great that we just clicked from the off. She was funny, smart, attractive, outdoorsy and a raft of other big ticks in the right boxes. We had our lunch and just chatted all day at the same venue before we realised it was dinner time so we ordered that as well. Everything seemed very relaxed and natural, nothing was forced or felt like either of us was 'trying'. She stood out a mile compared to other dates and I just kind of knew everything would be all right. Got married a few years later.

rosie that wasn't the idea of this thread at all

I don't believe in The One. Mother Nature isn't so specific.

Before I met DH, I had been in love twice before, and at those times, I had wanted to spend the rest of my life with both of them.

When I met DH, I was nursing a badly broken heart (no. 2 bloke had just ended our 2 year relationship). DH chased me for weeks, I could see he was very attractive and very good company, but I was too emotionally bruised.

When I finally agreed to go out with him, he promised me he'd make me forget my ex...and didn't he just! Our first date lasted the whole weekend, and by the end of it I could barely remember my ex's name...DH just totally blew me away. He was warm, and funny, and smart, and sexy, and sweet - he had dozens of friends because everyone liked him. And he had several girls chasing him, because he was so gorgeous.

The first night we spent together (he was a compleye gentleman...well, almost) I had a very vivid dream. I dreamt that DH and I were walking through a vast, empty landscape, just holding hands. And, in the dream I knew we were the only two people for thousands of miles around. And, I felt perfectly happy and content.

At the end of the weekend, DH very seriously assured me that we would get married. I laughed, but inside I knew he was right. He made me fall in love with him so hard, that it was scary...and 25 years later, I am still falling in love with him.

I do believe in love at first sight "coup de foudre" or at least first meeting. But I don't believe there is only one for each of us in one lifetime or even at one time.
DH and I got together second time we met and have been together ever since (21 years) My secondary partner was my first ever online date. We were both instantly attracted to each other and I knew by the end of the first date that I wanted him in my life. We've been together just over a year now.

I knew. Met him in new Zealand. Knew him for 2 weeks and then had to come home.

Three months later he gave up everything to follow me home.

23 years on with three dc, we're happy as pigs in muck. Love the bones of him.

I knew after 10 minutes that i wanted to shag him, and about 20 hours that i wanted to marry him. Took me an hour to shag him and 2 years to marry him

2 hours*

These are amazing, and so many happy still together

I met my DP at a dinner party nearly 7 years ago, I was there with my ex h and he was there with his ex GF. I remember properly fancying him then and separated then divorced shortly after that (Not just because I'd met him I should add!) For years I kept thinking back to him, I then realised that he'd become a bit of a benchmark that I compared potential boyfriends to .

4.5 years later we were both single at the same time and met again at a party. We swapped numbers, talked in every spare second over the next week and then went on the date the next weekend. On the date night I knew he was the one and confessed that I'd thought about him a lot over the past few years.

He proposed in March and we're happier than ever!

I was very drunk the night I met now DH and couldn't even remember what he looked like the next day but I knew that night we were right for each other. If it was beer goggles, I'm still wearing them over 20 years later

In fact, I worried for ages that we were related but didn't know it,as it was really like the clichè of "my other half". It felt like we knew each other really really well and had always known each other, if that makes sense. I just think DH is such a lovely and kind man though, anyone would have fallen in love with him

Another two great stories! I didn't think I wanted to meet anyone!