Love at (sort of) First Sight?

This has really only happened to me once. I normally move VERY slowly with relationships, but this one time, I was absolutely blown away. The night we met, I could tell there was something different about her, and by the next day, I knew I wanted to spend forever with her. It wasn't a hunch or a "maybe" kinda thing...I KNEW.

Unfortunately, it didn't end well. Long story short, she was in the midst of getting a divorce and ended up going back to her hubby. She just wasn't able to let go. But even so, yeah, I believe things can be very real very quickly.

Wow...that sucks. Sorry you didn't get that happy ending. Prior to going back - did she seem as blown away and sure of forever that you were?

I really can't be sure. Part of me wishes she did, but part of me also thinks that maybe I was just a way for her to spend her time while working things out with him. I honestly can't say what she was feeling. We spent a TON of time together, though, so putting aside her whole "I can't let go of this other relationship" thing, she seemed to be pretty into me. But that would always go away whenever she'd start trying to reconcile with him...something she did a few times over our two years together until I finally told her I'd had enough and she had to go.

I believe in it, I have not really experienced it I had a really hard time letting anyone get close to me after the divorce so it may have happened but life was just passing it by.

Started "talking" to my husband in July, 2 months later we moved in together. July 2012, will be 17 yrs together.

Okay, this sounds lame, but my bf and I met over ICQ. You all remember icq right?
Hahaha. Well I was 19 and he randomly messaged me one day. We chatted for a few weeks, then finally met up.
I knew right away we would be together.
We were seeing each other for probably 9 months when we got an apartment together. (I had already been staying at his apartment)
Then about 3 months after that we bought our first house.
About 2 months later we decided to have our first child.
We've been together nearly 10 years now and have 2 little boys.
I wouldn't change it for the world. We both knew what we wanted and when we wanted it.
I've always been an impulsive person.
I love him

Interesting time to post this one...

?? Apr 83 - My wife and I were not together as a couple however, we were working in the same restaurant.

31 Dec 83 - We went out, as a group of friends, for New Years eve.....mind you we never even talked about dating!

1 Jan 84 - I asked her if she would marry me.

15 Jan 84 - Her ex-boyfriend moved out....I moved in.

25 Feb 84 - Married

25 Feb 12 - Celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary tomorrow!!

Mine was more my intuition than a mutual thing... we were neighbors and I saw him outside through the window for the first time when he was moving in. A little voice or something told me he would be an important part of my life. It's been 15 years now and even though we aren't together anymore, we do still have a great connection.

This topic depends on too many factors. A part of me says no because once the fairy dust settles, the twinkle in their eyes disappears and the pretty light above their heads fade, so do the feelings. It's like weight loss. Slow and steady is much better than quick and easy. Another part of me says yes because something had to absolutely attract you to the person. And another part of me suggests what you feel isn't really love at all. It's more of an infatuation with a person. Kind of like the honeymoon stage in a relationship. Some last 3 months, others last 3 years, others never leave it.

That's my pointless addition to this thread Sorry if it didn't make sense :laugh:

I hated my husband when we first met, I worked at a kiosk in the mall and he had just joined the AF. Him and his cocky friends would walk around and take pics of girls they thought were hot. Well I had a boyfriend so I shot him down, and they snapped a pic and put it up on their stupid website and underneath my pic was the caption "um...B****" I hated him after that

Flash forward a few years later, going out with a mutual friend she told me he would be coming because he just got out of a really bad relationship. Sucks to be him I thought. He spent the whole night asking me to make out with him. I finally got in his face and said get the F away from me. He plopped down on a barstool next to me and told me how he just wanted to go to baseball practice. Find the woman of his dreams and have a son.

We were married 4 months later, we now have a son and it's been 6 years for us!

Yes, I absolutely believe in love at first sight, because it happened to me. However, you need to use your BRAIN, too (which I did not!). I was 22, and he was 19. We met at college, went out a few days later, moved in together very quickly, and were married before the year was out (less than ten months later!). I was madly, deleriously in love! Sadly, after about four years, we started having problems. Things deterioarated year by year, he became abusive, and neither one of us was happy with the marriage. But I stayed because I had a child to raise (in those days, SOME of us were still at-home moms!), and he stayed because his religion forbade divorce. We were married for 28 years. For many of those years, he was quite verbally and emotionally abusive. We finally got divorced about 4 years ago.

The fact that the marriage ultimately became unhappy, and eventually ended in divorce doesn't negate the fact that I truly experienced love at first sight. It is a happy memory to this day, in spite of everything, and even though I no longer have any communication with him. It was hard to disentangle myself emtionally, but I am glad I did!

I can't regret the marriage because we did get a wonderful daughter, and I got to stay home and raise her. But if I had used any brain at all, I could have forseen trouble ahead. So don't just listen to your heart. Just because you are crazy in love with someone, it doesn't mean it would be a wise marraige choice! THINK. How much do you REALLY have in common? What is his relationship history like? What is his relationship with his family like? And here's a real important one -- how does his FATHER treat his mother?? There are other things to think about too! A pastor, minister or priest might be able to help you find other things to consider.

Good luck to you!

This has really only happened to me once. I normally move VERY slowly with relationships, but this one time, I was absolutely blown away. The night we met, I could tell there was something different about her, and by the next day, I knew I wanted to spend forever with her. It wasn't a hunch or a "maybe" kinda thing...I KNEW.

^5 Happened to me once, RECENTLY and exactly this way! There is no "maybe". I KNOW!!!!!

I believe in love at first sight.. a genuine attraction between to hearts and souls

Yes. My boyfriend and I have only been together about a month, spend most nights together, and already know we're meant to be together. He's talked about proposing within the next few months. I know it can happen..just whatever God has in store..and forget what other people think!

His farting is not ignored,

oops.... I didn't think you would notice...


( fluffs sheets covertly)

my boyfriend meet me when I was 15 years old at work. I had a boyfriend at the time, so I only thought of him as a friend. We hung out a lot and texted 50 or more times a day. and he always expressed his feelings toward me, I always denied them but was flattered. He would even talk to his sisters and family about me, latter i found out that he told them he knew he would be with me. He left for college and we still kept in touch, he would visit me during all of his breaks. Finally he wrote me a letter saying that he couldnt move on, he thought about me litteraly all the time. He texted me little sayings in french, like i wouldnt go to google translator. "you are my life, my love." he said that when i had my first day at work, he just looked at me and knew. i had to be his. a few years latter We fought because I still had a boyfriend, I wanted to be his best friend and he couldnt stand to see the person he loved with someone else. eventully i broke up with my ex and realized what I had in front of me. I have honestly never been happier in my entire life. going on two years, and a four year friendship. We had a physical relationship right away, maybe because we had been so close friends for so long. This past year we moved 100 miles away and into our own apartment.