7 SIGNS THAT YOU KNOW THIS IS THE ONE

Yes, darn it. Before you think that my post from this morning was about my own situation; that is not the case at all. Why not? Because I have done a lot of fieldwork and then found the most wonderful man in this world. At least, that is what he is to me. I saw him and I knew it. Well, maybe not right away, but when he took my hand (during a musical by Albert Verlinde without a break, what else should a person do?) I knew: this is for real.

1. Always call

With other men, I weighed whether and if so, when I could call. First let it bleed for a day, then let it plead for another day, and then, who knows, I rewarded them with a text message. But in this case, I called whenever I wanted. And he did too, by the way. As a result, we usually caught each other in conversation because we were calling each other all the time.. 2. Never split.

I generally don't think frugal people are keepers, but when you're in the early dating phase, you might take turns paying. If it’s going well, that’s not an issue. A friend of mine had a boyfriend (it’s over now, don’t worry) who could text her because he still owed her €3.50. I put my bank card in my love's card holder and thought that was fine. If he had nothing, we would raid my card and vice versa.

3. Meet the parents.

I had an interview with Sacha Baron Cohen in London and my love picked me up from the airport. I still remember exactly what he was wearing. My parents were staying at my apartment so we would take a hotel. The picturesque (not really) De Witte Bergen from the Van der Valk company. But first, I had to grab some fresh clothes from home. I heard my love calling the hotel to reserve a room and telling them we would be there in an hour and a half while my apartment was really only a five-minute drive away. He wanted to meet my parents. And then I knew for sure.

4. Vacation is a fact.

When you are so madly in love and happy, you don’t even need to discuss whether you

are going on vacation together. The only question is when. And where to. 5. Nightly visits.

Even if one of us went out with friends, the party ended together. Even if we had to get in the car or pay a fortune for a taxi.

6. Tell everything.

Sessions until six in the morning so you can be sure that there is no one in the whole world who knows more about you than he does.

7. Do nothing secretly.

With other boyfriends, I hid that I smoked. With this rare specimen, I was already lighting a cigarette at eight in the morning. By now, I’ve quit, don’t worry. But I could do anything and I judged nothing. And I still think every day; you are the most wonderful person in my life. And I knew that even then during that, sorry Albert, blood boring musical.

Yes, darn it. Before you think that my post from this morning was about my own situation; that is not the case at all. Why not? Because I have done a lot of fieldwork...