How I knew....

Perusing the Net, as I sometimes do, I came across this little article by Adam Sternbergh, which I thought was really cute. So, I thought I'd share....


http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/article.aspx?cp-documentid=27594104>1=32092


It's often difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when you know that she's The One. But it's often really, really easy to pinpoint the exact moment when you knew she wasn't. Here are five such moments:

1. I was living downtown, and you were living in the suburbs. It was all very Billy Joel "Uptown Girl," except for when you came down to meet me for breakfast for the first time at my favorite greasy spoon and declared, "Oh my God, I didn't realize people actually lived down here!" And that's when I knew you were not The One.

2. You walked into my apartment and said, "Wow. You sure have a lot of books. Did you actually read all these?" Now, in your defense, I do have a lot of books. Maybe even more than you'd reasonably expect to find in the apartment of, you know, a writer. But the "Did you actually read all these?" part made me worry that either (a) you think maybe I bought them in bulk from Ikea as decoration, or (b) you regard reading books not as something fun and essential but something your second-grade teacher used to make you do. Either way, you were lovely, and I wish you well, but that's when I knew you were not The One.

3. Leaving the movie theater with you, I spotted a Star Wars poster. Like a complete nerd, I floated the ultimate romantic trial balloon: "Hey, look — they're re-releasing Star Wars," I said nonchalantly, as if it was no big deal and not, you know, the biggest deal ever. To which you said, "I love Star Wars." And that's when I thought, OMG, maybe you are The One. Then you said, "The Ewoks are the best! So adorable!" Not The One.

4. You wrote in your online-dating profile, "NO CRAZIES." You know who writes "no crazies" in all caps on their online-dating profile? Crazies. SO THAT'S WHEN I KNEW YOU WERE NOT THE ONE.


5. We were walking outside after a particularly successful date. It was only a few weeks into our relationship and about a month before Christmas. Leafless trees sprouted up from the snow banks, and I looked up at an apartment building and thought, you know, it sure is nice when people take time to put lights out on their balconies. I was about to say this to you when you said, "You know what I really like? When people put lights on their balconies for the holidays. It's such a small effort, but it makes things so beautiful." And that's when I knew you were not — oh, wait. You were The One. We're getting married next spring.