So how did you two meet?

It was Sunday lunch after church last week & 2 of my male friends were having a conversation. Having arrived late after ushering, these guys had already finished their lunch. So there they were, happily chatting along something about a 'project' until one of them said:

Friend: "Isn't that right ~g~"?
Me:       "I have no idea what you said."
[I learnt long ago to not blindly say 'yes' to anything, my friend then smiled & said ...]
Friend: "Finding a partner ..."
[Here we go ... now I think that friend is single ... so I don't think he was mocking me. I paused ... then replied]
Me:       "Well, not really ..."
[At this point I kind of intrigued him, he had a curious look on his face. Now don't get me wrong, I do think it is difficult to find a life partner but this is what I meant ...]
Me:       "I tend to think it is harder to keep being married, because you've got to maintain a relationship for 70 or more years."
Friend: "You've thought about this haven't you ... "
Me:       "Why do you think I'm still single :)"

Say you live to be 100, I find it funny how in the overall scheme of things, we do the most important things during our 20s & 30s. Whether it be choosing our career, finding our life partner, acquiring a house ... let's just say our 'life experience' [ie the wisdom we gain as we grow older] is proportionate to our age, then we're making all these major decisions based on 20-30% of our knowledge. Funny isn't it?

Back to our topic ... 'finding a life partner' is also a misnomer in my view. Often you never actually 'find' your life partner, like finding a particular book in a bookshop. I tend to think that you two first meet [usually due to a common interest or activity] which builds into a friendship & finally something more. What do you think? How did you 'find' your life partner?

[Kinda personal eh? I wonder if anyone would answer this question ... nevermind, I'm quite happy to have no comments for this one. Feel free.]