My Best Friend

I met her ten years ago, today.
She is a confident adrenaline junky and I was a
quiet homebody, we were a couple that seems
completely ridiculous for each other from the
outside but completely right everywhere else.
When we met every detail of it felt completely
right. The conversations flowed so smoothly.. We
talked about her past and mine, shared a few
laughs and couldn't believe what we saw in each
other.
As I walked her to her car I was steadily thinking
that this is the woman for me and that I need to
have her in my life.. No matter what. Later I
found out that she was thinking the exact same
thing.
We continued to see each other but we grew too
close too quickly and it made things become
impossible, we barely knew one another and she
just wasnt ready for a relationship and being with
me only made her want one.
Focusing completely on creating a relationship at
the wrong time rather than living in the moment
and just having fun. We both had to back up.
Months went by till she reached out to me with a
phone call asking if I would meet her for lunch. I
was still completely crazy about every detail of
her when we met but this time around we were a
bit more cautious of one another. We were also
still dating around at the time but the feeling still
completely overwhelmed us. The question, "Why
does it seem like life is telling me to be with this
person?? Is this the person for me?? How can I
be sure??"
This time around, we were much more loose and
became MUCH closer but it still just wasn't the
right time. We tried to push it, which led to a
falling out that hurt us both. We believed that we
might just be two who cannot feel right jumping
into a relationship but also cannot be purely
friends because there are ALWAYS feelings
involved.
When I lost her, it devastated me but she always
gave me new ideas of ways to enjoy life. So I
became active. I started working out more,
biking, playing football/basketball/softball,
boating, I even started to enjoy wakeboarding!
Since I thought she was gone forever, I did these
things for myself and unknowingly became an
adrenaline junky myself!!
Months of this went by and she called me out of
the blue, wondering how I've been doing. We
talked for hours, as we always could. She
couldn't believe when I asked her to come out on
the boat with me, instead of lunch to meet up.
Adventure after adventure, we realized how
perfect we've always been for each other. We
completely fell in love this time and never stopped
having adventures. Two years later, she made me
the happiest man alive saying yes to be my wife.
It's unbelievable to me how life can bring people
together. We've been traveling the world,
laughing, loving and experiencing everything the
world has to offer. I found my best friend, my
soulmate.
Remember to keep their eyes/heart open, because
life will always let you know when the possibility
arises. God, life, the universe.. Something pushed
us together and we never gave up, only to find
out that there's always been a plan behind it.
My wife asked me to post our story to share with
the world. Thank you so much for reading!