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August 05, 2005Happy Happy Joy JoyWrite like no one's watching... Falling in love is such a strange trip. It always seems to start with this *wham* sense of chemistry, but you never really know if it's "one night stand chemistry" or "long-term relationship chemistry." More often than not, it turns out to be a one-nighter followed by a few half-hearted, obligatory dinner dates to save face. Other times, a friendship grows into love. Rarer still -- two people meet, fall in love and feel like they've been together forever. They go right from first date straight to the rhythm of two. She finishes his sentences (he thinks it's interrupting, she says it's collaboration); he reads her moods; and they both find that sharing personal space and personal time feels more like a treat than an inconvenience. Just thinking about seeing Dave in just a few hours makes me happy. It doesn't really matter what we're doing (tonight it's the gym and dinner), but the fact we're doing something together. I love knowing that its my hand he's holding, that I'm the one who laughs at his jokes, and that I'm the one that he loves despite all flaws and nuances. I love knowing that how I feel is reciprocated. Even before either of us said so, I think we both knew we were in a happy place. There's a line from "When Harry Met Sally" that kind of resonates. It's the bit at the very end, when Harry says to Sally, "when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of the life to start as soon as possible." Posted by carolyn at August 5, 2005 01:22 PM CommentsPost a comment |
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