Twelve years
July 4th, 2012
Montreal is a bit of a small place. Stick around long enough and you get to know pretty much everybody. Back in the day, this meant that sometimes I would avoid making eye contact on public transportation, for fear of running into someone I barely knew and having to small-talk it all the way to my destination. Sounds grinchy, sure, but it was handy.
Twelve years ago, give or take a few days, on a sticky, humid Montreal evening, I was on my way home from dinner with a friend. I got on the metro, sat down, forgot not to look up and there was Christian, looking at me, trying to figure out where he knew me from. We looked at each other for a fraction of a second too long – pretending like it never happened was not an option. Curses, I thought. There goes my solitary ride home. We started chatting and I figured out pretty quickly that we were going to the same stop (drat) AND that he would be waiting for and taking the same bus as me too (double drat). It was pretty much the worst-case scenario of small-talkiness. Look what happens when you look at people, I said. And now he knows where you live, I said. Dumb, dumb, dumb, I said.
This story? TEXTBOOK MORAL STORY. As in, don’t-wish-you-avoided-a-person-on-the-metro-because-you-may-just-marry-them kind of story. I sure learned my lesson. Happy anniversary, baby. I love you.
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Happy 12th! What a beautiful shot of you two and I love your sweet meant-to-be story!
Congrats to you two! What a wonderful drat-filled story! :-) Cheers!!
Happy anniversary to you and Christian! Love your storytelling of how you met. What a beautiful picture too!
Oh Anile!!! Such a lovely story, I think we’ve all been there and I love to hear that this time it worked out so nicely ;) I hope you two had the most lovely day, xo to you both!
Celine
What an adorable story. I’ll remember it next time I’m avoiding conversation on the metro. A stranger is just a friend we haven’t met yet.
Congrats to you both!
you’re making me tear up at work, you jerk! happy anniversary – i love your love xoxo
yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
What an adorable story! Happy anniversary to both of you <3
I love you too Baby!
Best most favouritest comment ever :) xoxoxox
Thank-you so much guys, love and hugs and appreciation to you!! xoxox
aahhwww, this is lovely. Best wishes.
Thank-you so much Giulia :)