How or when did you know s/he was the one?

Within less than a month. We had been friends for about a year before dating. One day, we were driving in the car singing to the radio on the way to the airport, and I realized I didn't want to get on the plane without him. I've never felt more myself than just being in that car together. Years later, he said he knew I realized I loved him right then because I suddenly gave him a weird look and got all misty-eyed. He covertly slipped one of those song lyrics from what we were singing into his vows.

My FH and I had been together for about 6 months when I left for an internship in Australia. Saying goodbye to him was one of the hardest things I had to do. Being gone, it made me realize that I didn't want to have anyone else by my side.

I think when we were long distance we always knew but for me it was watching him be with his 6 month old nephew at the time. In my head I was like, "Yea, he's gonna be a great dad one day." Plus a smaller moment when we had to say goodbye at the airport as usual, but after one teary goodbye I had this inner confidence that we were going to make it through the distance, and we did.

I think it was our first Christmas together. We were at his family's Christmas celebration and his mom sat this huge heavy box in my lap. He had gotten me the Harry Potter book series trunk set. I had mentioned it almost 6 months before randomly saying I had always wanted one.

The fact that he listens to every little thing I say and remembers it is one of the things that makes me feel the most loved and valued by him. I had never felt that way before and I just knew that he was my forever person

Began dating 8/2010. Went of vacation for the first time 12/2010 and on the trip I knew he was going to be the one I was going to marry.

He was my best friend for 4 years before we started dating. I moved 3000 miles to be with him so I think something in me always knew. But if you ask for a defining moment... it was when I found out my nephew was hit by a car and killed. I was sitting on the bathroom floor at 4 am crying so hard I was drooling and shaking and ripping my hair out and gagging... and yet he sat by my side. He didn't say anything and truthfully I prefer it that way. He just sat there with me and rubbed my back to let me know he was there. One of the most vulnerable moments of my life and he showed me more love than ever. That was the turning point of our relationship.

I knew when I met FH that I would marry him. Can't explain how I knew but when we first started "talking" I found myself constantly thinking of him and wanting to spend time with him and I didn't want to choke him out. lol that's how I knew. Ever since then- our love has gotten stronger. I still remember the first time told me he loved me. Ahhh I love love *insert googly eyes emoji*

He annoyed me from the start. But 2 weeks after I met him I told one of my friends that I was going to marry him. We ended up,fighting and going our separate ways a month later. About 2 weeks later we reconnected and I told him I was going to marry him. A month later he said the same. 2 months later when I was at his parents for the first time I had to keep telling myself that I couldn't act like I felt like I belonged there. It felt like home

I have my real answer & I have the first thing that comes to mind when I'm asked this question.

He is a shy person, i am not. It took a long time for him to "let me in" but I was persistent cause i knew once he did we would be something really great.

So one night, 2 months into knowing him, about 1-3 weeks of being a "thing" we were watching Ridiculous (you know, rob dyrdek's show) he was CRACKING UP, which was making me laugh, it sounds like such a typical and regular moment, but it was the first time he let so much of personality out and still 5 years later i know it as the moment i knew i was going to fall MADLY in love with him.

& about 6 months later, out of town with 5 of his brothers, his parents & 2 of his sister-in-law's i told them all we were going to get married, not at this moment, but eventually.

he told me "don't tell my brothers wives that they're gonna get excited" haha

and here we are

One of the earlier moments when I knew he was the one was when we broke up after dating for a few months. When we broke up its like we became best friends. We decided to give our relationship another try and that was about 6 years. Our relationship just fit we became in sync with each other. I actually became transparent and vulnerable about my fears and family issues and felt safe after sharing with him. I knew then that he would go above for me just as I for him. Over the years we have overcome some difficult times but we face them together and overcome them. He is truly my best friend and I thank God for him because I am moody, and get irritated at times and frustrated and impatient and defensive and he loves me through it all.

I met FH in a bar watching a hockey game. I saw him right when I sat down and thought he was far too handsome to be interested in me and basically wrote him off. I was in jeans, with messy hair and no makeup, but apparently he liked my loud mouth and started talking to me. After about 4 hours of talking, I got up (after he had told me had to get up early for work a couple of times) to go outside for a cigarette (I quit 2.5 years ago!) and said "I really hope you're here when I get back but if not, it was wonderful to meet you and I hope to see you again." When he was still there after I came back, I knew. Apparently he knew about 4 months later. Lol

My FH and I were best friends in high school and we started dating my sophomore year. He has always been there for me! Three days after our "first date" (I didn't consider it that at the time) I was in a car accident. I was pretty beat up and on some crazy pain meds. I slept for four days straight, but he was there everyday to sit with me. Though I don't remember much of it, I know he was there. He's been that way ever since! I couldn't ask for a better man in my life!

It was last year at her family reunion. We were walking down a forest path and I stopped and smiled. She looked at me and asked what's wrong. I said I wanted to tell her a story. Life is like a path through a forest. It has its twists and turns. Some paths branch off or intersect with others. With others, you have to go back from where you came. But there are others on these paths who you come across. They maybe there for a good while. Maybe they leave once they find a different path. For whatever reason, our paths crossed. And I wanna see where this path takes us. Together. She had tears in her eyes as she hugged me tightly. She whispered that was the sweetest thing anyone has said to her.

I always had a good feeling but I knew for sure when we were dating for two years and he helped me through a horrible panic attack. Pretty much anyone else would have booked it but he stuck it through and held me until I was able to calm down.

For me I think it was our first kiss. We had been dating and talking for about a month, and at the end of one of our dates we hugged each other and then he tightly grabbed my hands and pulled me in for a firm, steady, perfectly planted kiss. And I just thought to myself, "this is a strong man who will take care of me." Now it sounds kind of silly when I say it out loud, but little things he said or did, like opening the door for me, holding my hand in public, putting his arm around my waist when we would stand near each other, and carefully choose his words to show he was serious, made me believe him, that he would be loyal and care for only me. And he has completely earned my trust in the past two years, and I feel so lucky.

We have been together since we were 16. We are now 27 and 28. We grew up together basically and we are just best friends. I couldn't picture being with anyone else.

I honestly don't think I can pin down an exact moment. I just knew something was different about him from the first night we met and that I wanted to keep him around. We casually dated for almost a year before we became a couple, and then did long distance for almost a year 6 months into our relationship. I knew once I got back that I was going to marry him.

He told our DJ that the moment he knew he was sure he wanted to marry me was on a hiking trip we took with our new puppy about three years into our relationship. He said he felt an overwhelming sense of happiness and like his family was complete and couldn't imagine me not ever being there. He proposed 7 months later.

@Becca Not silly at all!! So sweet! I'm grinning!

Weirdly enough, I think it was the first month. I did know him before though. I called my best friends (my two MOHs) and actually told them I thought he was the one that first month. I've never thought or said that about anyone. I can't imagine life without him.

I literally knew after our first date, so weird but it's true. We were together officially the next day so he knew it too. 5.5 years later still going strong