There's never been a doubt in my mind that you were "the one." From the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew. I knew you were the one I was meant to be with. There were no words spoken or gestures made, but all it took was one glance and I was yours.
I'd heard every cliché that existed about love at first site but of course never believed them. But each and every last one of them is true. The earth moves and there are fireworks and everything in the room stops and freezes except for that one person. Suddenly everything makes sense. People come and go throughout your life. They're like balloons anchoring you to the ground. You cut the string of one, it floats away forever. Some loose helium. Some stay strong. They all eventually deflate. Meeting "the one" is like someone cutting all of those balloons at once and replacing it with just one tie; something much stronger. Like you know, a steel cable. That's what happened when I met you. All of the people in my life who had hurt me, let me down, made me cry or ache or caused me pain in any way, I just let them all go. One by one, snip, snip, snip. All of those balloons floated away to someplace where I'd never see them again. The thing holding me to earth was you. My steel tie. A strong, steady Cable.
I could have told you I loved you that very night. Because I did. Maybe not as much as today, or a week after that, or 20 years from now, but I loved you.
And because I love you so much, I want to be the best person I possibly can for you. But the reality is, I'm not always happy. I have good days and bad days, and sometimes I'm sad for no reason. I've explained this to you and it makes no difference. You love me regardless.
But I don't think you quite understand. It doesn't matter if I'm mad, sad, angry, anything, you always make me happier. And you don't do anything. Well, not consciously anyways. I can be brooding, but you always bring me out of that state. Your unconditional love melts the sometimes chilly front I put up. I don't know what it is and I can't explain it either, but you can defrost me in a way no one else can. I love you for that so much more than you'll ever understand.
But everyone has that one moment where they just knew. They knew for absolutely certain that the person they're with is the one; whom they're supposed to be with forever. As I said, I've known from day one, but tonight was my moment. Tonight I knew and it was a crazy, gooey warm feeling that I felt from the top of my head to the bottom of my toes and back again.
We were dancing, to what song I can't remember, and the whole world just melted away. As we revolved slowly on the spot, you held me close to you and I nestled into your chest. We fit together like two halves of a whole. I closed my eyes and that's when I could see it.
You and I, on a dance floor. In that very position we were dancing in then. Me in a wedding dress and you in a tuxedo. A glittering spotlight illuminates us, and all of our loved ones are watching, but we're the only two people who exist in the whole world at that moment.
"I love you," you whispered in my ear and then we're back to reality. In the living room, not at our wedding.
You smiled at me and that's when I realized-we were still going to be doing this 50 years from now. We are never going to need fancy dinners, or expensive gifts, or even television to be happy. All we needed is each other and maybe a little music.
You never think you're going to get that Hollywood movie love. And when you do, it catches you off guard and it can knock you off your feet. But if you're very lucky, as I am, you'll have that Cable that keeps you grounded. And that's all I'll ever need ❤
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