It can take a while to realize what's happened.
For a long time, it simply seems that one's miraculously fallen in love with a partner entirely well attuned to all of our tastes and proclivities.
We love that particular show.
Well, amazingly, so do they.
This song is by our favorite band.
Well, they've adored it for years.
Pasta with mushrooms.
It's exactly what they're craving.
This can feel profoundly thrilling.
For all the lip service we tend to pay to appreciating differences, it is secretly similarities we long for.
