on the same page...

i've never been one of those people who believe in love at first sight.  lust at first sight? absolutely. love? no.  i do however believe that certain people click. sometimes that happens instantaneously. it's not love, but it is something to pay attention to.  i am currently in that pay attention mode.

for those single folk out there, do you have basic guidelines that help narrow down the field?  for instance: age, distance, kids/no kids, smoker, drinker, 420 friendly, height?  the list could really go on and on.  my basic guidelines, which have really been my set in stones, are age, distance, and kids.  i admittedly have turned a blind eye to anyone who didn't fit the bill.

imagine my surprise when my path randomly crossed a man's path that didn't fit the bill, but we clicked. instantly. the first time our eyes connected i thought this is someone i'm meant to know.  i know, i get all amped up about men, but this is different. the reason it is different is because we are on the same page.  usually it is just me, or it is just him, but rarely is it both of us on the same page at the same time.

not too long ago, i was having a discussion with a single man friend about dating in general.  i had said to him, and i have always believed this, "when you meet the right person, you will know."  he quickly countered with, "i've thought i met the right gal, but that didn't pan out."  i knew what he meant.  if you've followed my adventures from the beginning you will come across post after post of i've met him, only to be followed up with a false alarm, he wasn't the one.  

let me share with you how on par we are.  last week we were out to dinner, just sitting there chatting about the day when i said, "i wrote you a note today." he froze, "that is so weird, i wrote you a note today."  i pulled mine out of my purse, he pulled his out of his pocket and we swapped.  after a few minutes of just staring at each other, we opened and read them.

the body of our notes said nearly the same thing.  in our own words of course, but we had written each other the same sentiments.  the rest of the evening was spent eating, laughing, and learning more about each other.

despite the fact that he doesn't "fit" the criteria, we fit together.  he lives forever and a day away and he's outside my age range (by a smidge), but it doesn't phase me because i'm crazy about him.  we are making it work, which doesn't really feel like work. things are falling into place, just as imagined they would when the right person enters your life.