So the fella and I are cuddling on the sofa and I look over at his bookcase and notice that one of his favorite authors is also one of mine.
“I saw him when he was in town for a book reading,” I say randomly.
“Really?” he replies. “Me too…”
We sort of sit there for a minute thinking about how weird it was that we were at the same event and might have seen each other, and then he jumps up.
“I have the newspaper article about the reading. There’s a big photo and I’m in it,” he says, grabbing the book off his self and removing a carefully clipped newspaper article from its pages.
He freezes.
“Wow.”
“What?” I ask.
“You’re not going to believe this…”
He hands me the clipping and I am also speechless.
The fella is clearly standing in the back row…and I am standing next to him.
“Why didn’t you say ‘hi’ seven years ago?” he laughs.
Why indeed…
serenfreakingdipity!
By: Chris on Monday, June 2, 2008
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Kismet…
) This is gonna be “it”, Dirk!
That’s so romantic!
By: Annalisa on Monday, June 2, 2008
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Isn’t that so neat!
By: Lemuel on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 4:15 am
A great example of “it’s all about timing.”
By: Gavin on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 4:47 am
“If you’re heart is in you’re dreams no request is too extreme…like a bolt out of the blue fate steps in to see you through when you wish upon a star you’re dreams come true”. It’s just like a Disney movie, imagine that!
By: Ed on Monday, June 2, 2008
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About 12 years ago, my mom begged off a blind date with a dog trainer due to work conflicts. Five years ago, she starts dating a dog trainer and realizes three months into the relationship it’s the same one.
She and Jan had a commitment ceremony three years ago. And in two weeks they’re running down to the courthouse and doin’ it up officially once it’s legal.
Jus’ saying.
By: Lorelie on Monday, June 2, 2008
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OMG–The stars are aligning……….
By: Lurkergirl on Monday, June 2, 2008
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At your twentieth anniversary that story is going to kill!
By: Sarah on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 7:28 am
EVERYTHING happens for a reason.
By: Aaron on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 7:45 am
Now that is cool!
By: Mike on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 8:38 am
Well sometimes it just takes people a bit longer to work through all their shit, that’s all…
By: cb on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 9:40 am
I agree with the others. It looks like you two were “meant to be”…
By: tigeryogiji on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 10:37 am
OMG, this sounds like something from a Lifetime movie! That is a wild coincidence!
Mark
By: Mark on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 11:31 am
That is the neatest thing I’ve read all day! How romantic!
By: Weekends Off on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 11:40 am
who is the author?
By: Dennis on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 12:13 pm
It’s the best thing I’ve read all day.
By: Debbie on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 12:15 pm
As much as I hate to admit it…that Oprah woman may just be right, what with her…”nothing is a coicidence” & “there are no accidents”………so….when do we get to see the picture?…;)
By: frank on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 12:39 pm
YAY! This is MEANT TO BE!!!!! And I am sooo happy for you! And I too believe it’s all about timing, some of us just have to wait a little longer for the right one to come along and it seems your time has come.
By: Jer on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 1:16 pm
I’m with everyone else—that’s freakin’ fate, Dirk!
By: catrina on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 1:30 pm
Oh, it’s kizmet!
By: summer on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 3:53 pm
Geez, I go on vacation for a week and miss some good posts. Happy belated birthday! There truly are NO coincidences, and it’s so cool that things are going in a good direction with the fella. Here’s wishing it continues in this direction as long as you want it to.
By: Alex on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 6:49 pm
I once dated the same person three times in ten years without realizing it was the same guy. Each time we started talking at dinner and realized we knew each other from the previous dates. Proves how much we had both changed in the years that we didn’t even recognize each other.
By: Tyler on Monday, June 2, 2008
at 7:49 pm
that’s funny. Such a small world.
By: Robguy on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
at 3:15 am
You must have been really intent on getting someone’s “John Hancock.” Let’s just hope that there aren’t any compromising photos or photos that need explaining that are come across in the future!
By: Steven on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
at 10:20 am
That was really fucking cool! Hope it’s what it sounds like.
By: Gregory on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
at 6:04 pm
I just teared up…
By: Keith on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
at 6:09 pm
truman’s cute as fuck. i’m sorry for your loss.
By: madhouse6 on Thursday, June 5, 2008
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Two words… FREAKIN’ DESTINY.
By: josh on Saturday, June 7, 2008
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[...] to and what are you going to do when you get there? I’m going back to that now infamous book signing which found me standing next to a certain someone and this time I’m going to be not only more [...]
By: Because I am out shopping until I am dropping — and look for a complete recap of that shit along with a Thanksgiving play-by-play starting on Monday because not one of you sent in a single Mailbag Monday question (and don’t even think of tryin on Friday, November 28, 2008
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