Marriage Mondays-Do You Believe in Love at First Sight?

She said: I believe in connection at first sight. I think that there are people that you are drawn to because they are meant to be part of your lives (this applies to friends too, not just loves), and they have a similar energy to you. I first saw Gary at a baseball game--he was playing catcher and I thought he looked really good in his uniform, so I nudged my friend and asked her if she knew who he was. She did and told me a little bit about him, but we left before the game ended so I didn't talk to him that day. Next, I saw him at a mutual friend's pool party. Our eyes met when he walked in, but we didn't get introduced until a couple of hours later when I begged my same friend to introduce us. We talked for about three hours straight that night about books, music, our English professors (we had the same teachers, but never had a class together)--pretty much ignoring everyone else at the party. We even squeezed in a game of water basketball (kinda sexy actually!). Even after all this, we didn't exchange numbers or plan to see each other again. He actually came into Subway where I worked and I promptly ignored him because it had been weeks since the party, and I hadn't heard from him. Finally, we ran into each other months later at a bar, and I had a little liquid courage and ran up and gave him a big hug. We ditched our friends and hung out all night, ending with a slow dance to "Nothing Man." He called a week or so later to set up our next date (totally making me sweat it--clever guy!) and after that, we have been together ever since. Yes, when I first saw him at the baseball game I was instantly drawn to him, and then when he kept popping up in my life, it was like big green flags waving me to him. I was immediately drawn to him, and this immediate butterfly feeling helped me ignore some of his missteps (come on! Who doesn't call a girl after a three hour in-depth conversation at a party?). I think people call these "butterflies" love at first sight, but at the very least, I'll agree that my gut was telling me my future husband was special before my brain did.
He said:  In today's fast paced, internet-driven world it might appear that love at first sight has dwindled into a cliche, surviving only in movies and fairy tales.  Internet dating sites and social media only seem to further the cynicism associated with the idea that two people can have an immediate and binding connection, regardless of all other outside forces.  As the world gets smaller and the pace of life increases, it is hard to discredit the critics of such a lofty idea as love at first sight.  But love is a fickle creature in and of itself.  Despite the improbable odds, I believe that love at first site still exists.  It is not the norm; it is by far not the only means to a loving marriage; it does not mean that every day will be a magical adventure in blissful harmony; but when it happens, there really are no words that can describe that initial feeling, but I'll try. 
I remember the first time that I saw Shawndra.  I remember everything about it: where I was sitting, what we were wearing, etc.  What I remember most, as she walked out of my friend's house where we were having a pool party/BBQ was her eyes.  I'm near sighted, but from about fifty feet away our eyes met, and I have never seen so clearly in my life.  There was a comfort, a gentleness, and a warmth in her eyes.  It was like the outside world faded out of view, and a voice in the back of my head said:  "You are going to marry this girl one day."  We had never met, aside from her attending a softball game that I was playing in, where we never talked, I really did not see her because she came after the game had started, and she had left before the game finished.  I do not recall if I had any food at the BBQ, but I remember sitting beside Shawndra, being introduced to her, and us talking for the next several hours.  I could not tell you who else was at the table with us after we began talking; all I can remember was our amazing conversation, laughing, and being completely at ease in the presence of someone so beautiful and full of life.  I knew then, despite several months without seeing her again, that Shawndra was special.  But it was that initial voice in the back of my head that makes me believe that love at first sight does happen.