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  Oct-20 7:31 pm

I hear people from time to time say ---- They JUST KNOW!!!

PLEASE explain this in great detail --- I think you'd do a LOT of good deal in saving a lot of impending marriages (or not!) not to mention --- resulting kids, etc!

Don't just say "KNOW" --- describe & elaborate on that!!!!

Not trying to be a stick in the mud ----- but at the same time - I could save a marriage ahead of time &/or kids!?

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  Oct-21 12:37 am

How do I know he is the one?

We fit on all levels

Practically/Realistically we have many of the same interests, we have the same opinions on child rearing, we have the same or similar opinions on alot of things, we have similar outlooks on life/attitudes about life and what is important, we value many of the same things, we have the same outlook on marriage and what it takes to work, we communicate rather than let things seethe and fester. And much more...

Spiritually/Emotionally I love him more than I've ever loved anyone in my life. He loves me too. We both show it in our actions as well as say it. We have similar spiritual lives. We both believe in God (something that brings us together). Although I am more emotional than he is, sometimes I bring the passion out in him and sometimes he cools me down here and there. Good balance.

A short answer to a tough question is that we just fit.

Is this a perfect relationship? No. Does he get annoyed with me from time to time? Yes. Do I get annoyed at him from time to time? Yes. Are we willing to work through issues that we have because so much of us is right? Yes

I know because I know him. I've known him for years. He knows me better than I know myself sometimes and vice versa. We know because our love and our dedication to one another is strong enough to weather anything. We've been through alot so far and we aren't even married yet.

That's how I know. :-)

Jen

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We're the same and opposite in all the right ways. We both have the same views on things like religion, politics, running a household, kids, and how much of our time should be taken up work. We're opposite in useful ways, I'm a planner, he's not, he's cool and collected in a crisis, I am definately not. And there are little things that don't really matter; he watches football, I think football is one of the most boring sports ever invented, but I'm a rabid baseball fan, him not so much, but we both agree we'd do just about ANYTHING other than watch tennis or golf on television. I know he'll be there for me during bad times, because he was there for me when my Dad died last year, and I've been a cheerleader for him when he was having a rough time at his job. I've never loved anyone as much as I love him, and I've never felt so loved before.
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I knew the day my son introduced us.  He helped carry some things up to my apartment, he lived in the apartment next door.  And he never left, I am not the clingy type, wasn't looking for a relationship, but I found that I did not mind that he came over nearly every night for dinner.  We got to talking, we had insane number of things in common, we both are catholic, both work in the same industry, both had a cat and a ball python snake as pets at that time, our favorite breed of dog is great dane, both Italian, both love wine, and prefer it to beer both from NY, in fact, his cousin in Seattle dated my sister, and his cousin in NY, dated my cousin's husband in high school.  See way too much in common to be ignored, I good go on all night with the list.  But we are also opposite in some things, just enough to make things exciting.  Different politcal views, child rearing ways.  But we even each other, and as corny as it sounds. Complete the other.  We both knew off the bat.  It wasn't some overwhelming, can't live without you feeling.  It was more of a connection that we always had, and we both believe that things happen for a reason, our meeting at the time we did happened for a reason.  There was a calmness that we bring each other.  Kind of hard to explain. 
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  Oct-23 5:39 pm

Hmmm I dont know if I can explain in great detail but I'll try...........
When I met my husband I had my on little biz cleaning houses so thats the short story of how we met, yup I was his cleaning lady. I admit I "didnt know" the 1st time we saw each other, he was just a customer HA HA.
By the time I did my 2nd cleaning I felt something. They way he looked at me, spoke to me, touched me, treated me in general...he made me feel like I was the best woman in the whole entire world.
Yeah we have alot in common, we both like boating, traveling in our RV, we both like the same kind of things such a foods, clothing, colors, cars, houses, music.............
I agree & like what a PP said, we do have our ups & downs just like any other couple but we work through it. Sometimes we know the other better then we know our self!
We can all sit here and try to put it into words but the simple fact is "YOU JUST KNOW", your heart tells you so. 

    

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