Defining Love As we get older, we grow stronger in our convictions about what love is. We think we know exactly what we want, what it is to love and be loved. Some of us even develop long checklists over the years with silly things we want our life partner to be. The thing about love, that we've discovered, is that no poems, lyrics, or movies can truly prepare you for what it feels like when you find it. No prep course or extensive checklist can prepare you for the moment you finally meet the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. The Omen and Due Diligence In Christine's case, her mother had given her an omen. When she finished her studies, she would find a man as loyal, silly, loving, and handsome as her cat Milo. A nearly impossible premonition, but fate had already started listening. Shortly after starting her career, and with the encouragement of her friends, Christine made a dating profile. She believed love in a small town didn't really exist, but she felt she had to do her due diligence before taking that definitive stance. Putting One and One Together Her first match happened to be him: Logan, the witty, playful, 6-foot-tall (actually 5’11” and three-quarters tall) electrical engineer. Within the week, they met for dinner. The conversation was engaging, never letting up for a moment. They discussed contracts, writing proposals, and the weather. It was a battle of wits from the start, both trying to best the other and find why their calculated, preconceived notions of love didn't add up. The issue they soon realized was that, in their case, it did. The Missing Variable Over time, Christine and Logan stopped asking themselves why they worked, and simply embraced the fact that they do. The first undeniable proof came on their first Valentine's Day when Logan met Milo the cat and the first words out of his mouth were, "Wow, this cat looks like me!" (A perfect confirmation of the omen). It also helped that Logan was just as loyal, kind, and handsome as the cat. The true compatibility was affirmed in the slower, shared moments that followed. They spent hours watching late 90’s television, where Christine began to realize that Logan could be her very own Aidan Shaw (and thankfully she was smarter than Carrie). After just two months of dating, they strolled through New York's West Village, laughing and jesting just like the iconic couple. In that simple moment, they realized they weren't searching for fictional romance anymore—they were building something better and real. Closing Statement In a world of contracts and schematics, Christine and Logan found the one thing that didn't need to be billed or blueprinted. They’ve stopped looking for the "why" and simply accepted the "is." They’ve realized that while they spend their days solving for variables, love isn't a calculation to be made, it’s a constant to be found. The logic was simple: love does exist, when you find your one.