How did you know it was going to be serious?

[JoeyBug]

Hey everyone

I'm talking about when you met your SO, when or how did you know that this was the guy/gal for you? When did you feel that attraction? When did you realise it was returned?

I knew that it was serious for me when he went through all the trouble to track me down. I knew that I cared for him (and that he did for me) when he phoned every day for almost a year as well as emails and texts. I knew for sure that we would be together when he text me and said that I seemed to be down and was everything okay? I spilled out everything that was going on (I have chronic pain issues as well as a history of depression) and he didn't back off. He stayed on the phone with me and tried to make me smile. I knew it was going to last when he told me that he wanted to meet my parents and my friends, that he wanted to spend more time with me when he came rather than going off to Denmark to stay with an old friend, he extended his stay in England. I remember asking him if he would have an English romance with me, and he laughed that I had stayed up late to ask him because he said it was obvious that it was going to happen and then he said he didn't just want it while he was here, but for a "long long time". I knew when he moved home and then started to look at states and places that were a few hundred miles closer to me because "I want to be closer to you" and then when he told me he wanted to move here to be with me.

So, when did you know?

[lyonsgirl]

When I told him everything and he said "It's okay. It's in the past."

[Black_Halloween]

I hate to sound cliche but after the night we met I knew he was something special and that we'd be something. Everything that happened after only verified my feelings.

[emsimes]

I knew there was going to be trouble ever since the first time we officially hung out...just as friends though, at the time.
We went to the movies and then out to lunch. There was just something about him! We clicked so well and I enjoyed my time with him so much, I thought about him constantly after that day.
The rest, as they say, is history

[kattermole]

Very early on, probably when our sexy talk text exchanges turned into eight-10 hours a day of Skyping at weekends, calling each other on lunchtime breaks at work, planning to see each other in a few months time, booking the tickets then realising we couldnt wait 3 months and booking a new visit the very next day! I suppose too when we started discussing CTD and him moving to be with me, that's when it really hit home we wanted to spend our lives with each other. And now in 25 days, we'll be embarking on that chapter of our lives!

[Mims27]

I knew when I would wake up in the morning to go to work and I could not wait for her to get up and email or message me. It's when I first asked myself if we were maybe more than friends...3+ years later, I still get super excited waiting for her "good morning" texts!

[katiecat08]

When we constantly get excited to Skype each other. Skyping during my lunch break, him saying he's going to move to NC to be with me just stated it all.

[ChibiFelicia]

When i told him everything and he made me laugh. We then had the discussion of how commited we are in making this work.

[srtd35]

I knew right away but I didn't want to admit it to myself but looking back I knew. He said it was love at first sight but he didn't tell me that until a few months later

[Malaga]

When he went to work hungry because we had just enough milk for a bowl of cereals and he left it for me (and in turn I ate all of his popcorn at the cinema and he was disappointed )

Actually, it just felt natural to be serious with each other. Before we got together in person I wasn't sure whether it's going to be just a summer fling or something more, simply because I lacked experience with proper LDRs. But once we met it wasn't even in question. We never had doubts about whether we could make it, never took breaks, never felt like we needed to slow down or anything like that. Everything between us has always been consistent.

[lucybelle]

When he bought the full bottle of wine for dinner!

[arrah5]

I'm gonna say I knew it on our first date. I probably knew it the day I met him, but our first date sealed the deal. Then I took off for Nebraska for 5 days, and had no phone reception where I was and we were both going nuts for not being able to talk or text, I knew... I even sat there and told my cousin he was the one that was going to change my life.

[snow]

The first time I thought this could be serious is when we were talking about depression and a fear we share.

[Bluejay Belle]

When he and I watched a sunset together and laughed at how absolutely cheesy it was.

I think HE realized it was going to be serious when I jokingly pinned him and (not so jokingly) said, "I'd make a f***ing awesome girlfriend, you know!"

[chizatlauren]

Cliche, but he said it was love at first 'Skype'.

Me, the first time we chatted on a random website, I knew he's going to be special because we had too much similarities. But I knew he was the one when he shared all the bits and pieces of his past and I accepted everything about him. And vice versa.