Atthetime,,andthelightontheansweringmachinealwaysblinkedinapanickyway,,,lovewassomethingbehindatintedwindow,partapparition,partshadow,-lookingcouples,I’dwonderwheretheyfoundlove,andwanttofollowthemhomefortheanswer.
AfterafewyearsinthecityIgotmydreamjob—writingaboutweddingsforamagazinecalled7Days。’dalwayswantedtoknow.
Ifoundatleastonesureanswertothequestion“Howdoyouknowit’slove?”Youknowwhentheeverydaythingssurroundingyou—theleaves,theshadeoflightinthesky,abowlofstrawberries—suddenlyshimmerwithakindofunreality.
Youknowwhenthetinydetailsaboutanotherperson,onesthatareinsignificanttomostpeople,,fromherhandwritingtothewayshescratchedontheirapartmentdoor,“onenight,amothwasflyingaroundalightbulb,,‘That’’stheguy.’”Youalsoknowit’slovewhenyoucan’’veeverinterviewedsaidthatontheirfirstorseconddate,,fallinginloveislikewalkingintoasoundproofconfessionalbooth,,andatthesametimelikefindingapairofgreatoldbluejeansthatareexactlyyoursizeandseemasifyou’’’ssomemoderntruthtoCinderella’stale—it’slovewhenyou’veincrediblycomfortable,thentheshoefitsperfectly.
Finally,Ithinkyou’veinloveifyoucanmakeeachotherlaughattheveryworsttimes—whentheIRSisauditingyouorwhenyou’,90percentofbeinginloveismakingeachother’slivesfunnierandeasier,allthewaytothedeathbed.
SevenyearsagoIstartedwritingaboutloveandweddingsfortheNewYorkTimesinacolumncalled“Vows”。AndnowthatIhavebeenonthisbeatforsolong,astrangethinghashappened:I’,:’thavetobethin,naturallyblond,super-successful,sociallyconnected,knowledgeableaboutpoliticsorevenparticularlycharmingtofindit.
I’veinterviewedmanypeoplewhoweredownontheirluckineveryway—aballerinawithchronicbackproblems,aphysicistwhohadbeen112(hecounted)disastrousblinddates,,whentheyfoundit,broughthumor,candlelight,home-cookedmeals,fun,adventure,poetryandlongconversationsintotheirlives.
Whenpeopleaskmewheretofindlove,,andhedidn’,“,,wewillfindyou.”
That’swhyIalwaystellpeoplelookingforlovetowaitforthat“Iwonthelottery”feeling-wait,wait,wait!Don’treadarticlesabouthowtotrap,’tworryaboutyourlipstickoryourheight,becauseit’,takecareofyourself,anddon’.
Eventuallyitevenfoundme.At28,,Iwasbuyingatypewriterribbon,—bonfiresbytheocean,drivingonthesandinanoldjeep—allthosethingsthathecherished.
HowdidIknowthatitwastruelove?Ourfirstrealdatelastedforninehours:wejustcouldn’,butIcoulddancewithhim,’slovewhenyoufinallystoptrippingoveryourtoes.
Ayearafterwemet,wemarried.
Ihavecometocherishwritingthe“Vows”,Ihaveproofthatlove,optimism,guts,grace,perfectpartnersandgoodluckdo,infact,,inmyopinion,isnotafantasy,’sasgrittyandrealasthesubway,itcomesaroundjustasregularly,andaslongasyoucanstickitoutontheplatform,youwon’tmissit.
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