The moment I knew he was the one
MANY people in relationships will tell you that there was one moment, an action perhaps,that solidified the status of their mates as their one true love. Whatever the reason, each story is different, and each couple’s uniqueness is bound to give hope or a feeling of warmth and fuzziness.
Below some married women share with All Woman the moment they knew their husbands were their life partners:
Susan Gordon Whyte:
It wasn’t an instant flash of lightning that showed me this person was the one. My husband basically loved me until I loved him back. He knew me for about two years before I started to feel romantic towards him. During that time he was a good friend, easy to talk to, and strongly spiritual and connected to God. After praying and realising that he possessed the qualities of a good, strong man, it was easy for me to love him and marry him.
Ruth Perkins:
I knew Horace was the one for me when he took me to meet his parents. Not only was I introduced to his parents and siblings, but I was also introduced to other family members such as aunts, cousins, uncles, and grandmother. During that visit I found out that I was the first young lady he had taken home to meet his family.
Dr Charah Watson Francis:
I met my husband when I was in the final year of my degree in 2005. We met at UWI gym. I was using a piece of equipment and he tried to run me off it because he wanted to use it. I was annoyed, which I expressed, and that led to a conversation and later a friendship, which eventually became a relationship. I don’t think there was a precise moment of realisation that he would become my life partner, but as we got to know each other in the initial two to three years, we realised we had a lot of shared beliefs and ambitions. We also genuinely wanted the best for each other and had a very similar family structure and beliefs, plus we were compatible on many levels. I think what sealed the deal was when we started talking about our mutual desire for wanting a family. Again, our individual desires mirrored each other and so we decided to commit to our relationship and be joined in matrimony. And of course we loved each other, which counts too.
Ayesha Allen:
I knew after about four to six months. At first I couldn’t stand a bone in his body, yet I couldn’t leave him alone. We were like best friends in the courting stages, but we still used to upset each other and argue a lot. Even when we separated and moved on shortly after, I still had that thing for him. So a year later when he came back for me, as much as I wanted to play tough, I couldn’t, because I already knew it was him.
Donna Walsh:
It’s hard to give the exact moment I knew. We started off as classmates, then friends, then dating, then courting, and eventually marriage. It was a process, and you know the emotions and bonds that grow. I can say that I asked people to pray for me. My husband also told me he was getting counselling about getting serious with me, so there were external factors as well.
