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There’s no GPS for finding love, but when you do, there’s no denying it. Zikoko spoke to men besotted with their partners about the moment they knew their woman was ‘The One’.
From salon meet-cutes to surprise food deliveries, these men share the moment that made them hold on tightly to the love of their lives. Please avoid this article if your blood sugar is high. The stories here are unbelievably sweet.
“I just knew in my heart that I would always love this person” — Damisi* (30)
There was no lightbulb moment for me. Before we even got into a relationship, it was already clear to me that she was made especially for me. I just knew in my heart that I would always love this person. In every life, I’ll find her, and she’ll fit me perfectly. When I count my blessings, I can count her alone, and it’ll be enough. On some days, I cannot believe my good fortune. On other days, I praise my past lives. They must have done something right for me to be this blessed in this one.
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“There was something about her. It just felt right”- Adebanji* (36)
I met my wife on a totally random day. I’d had a long, stressful day at work, so I decided to visit an old friend I hadn’t seen in almost two years. We’d been trying to link up for ages, but it had never worked out. That day, there was heavy traffic and I couldn’t leave the area, so I decided to chill with him for a bit longer.
While we were catching up, I noticed a beautiful girl walk into the salon across from where we were. The moment I saw her, I turned to my friend and said, “I like that girl.”Funny enough, he knew her. I asked him to casually call her over for a chat, and I would take it from there. No introductions, no set-up. I wanted to meet her on my own terms.
When she came over and spoke to him a bit, I made sure to strike up a conversation, and that was how it all started. I told my friend right then, “That girl is going to be my wife.” He laughed it off, but I was serious.
Fast forward to now, we’ve been together for three years. I knew from the very first moment. There was something about her: the way she carried herself, her calm confidence. It just felt right.
“I knew from that moment that I couldn’t let her go” — Ifeoluwa*(29)
On the day we started talking about maybe giving a relationship a shot, I mindlessly tweeted that I was craving some ewa agoyin and bread. It was a joke, but the next day, I got a call from a delivery driver who brought me exactly that. It threw me off because I’d only tweeted the day before I needed Ewa Agoyin to reset my life. For context, I was in Nigeria, and she was in the UK. I knew from that moment that I couldn’t let her go.
“She loves me just the way I am” — Ugochukwu* (30)
I knew she was the one from the first two weeks of us being friends. She was relentless in trying to break every wall I had, and it was a bit scary. I had gone through relationships, never letting anyone in, and here was this lady I’d only known for two weeks, trying to know everything about me. Thankfully, I gave in, and now we’re married. There are so many things she’s done that cemented my initial belief that she was the one.
She loves me just the way I am. I’m not the perfect picture of a calm, quiet gentleman. I do a lot of crazy things. For example, my fashion can be eccentric, but she loves that and encourages me to be myself. I have dated people who said I was too much. With her, I’ve had the room to grow and leave behind some things at my own pace. She’s given me the room to grow as a man without all the unnecessary societal requirements.
Also, my parents adore her. She started speaking to them early on in our relationship, and now, they’re inseparable. She secretly sends them money. They now confide in her and not in me, their son. She has taken over my parents, and I love it because they don’t have a daughter. She’s filled that role so well that I believe if I ever hurt her, my parents would kill me.
“She looked phenomenal, and I turned to my friends and said, ‘I’ve found my wife.’” — Gabriel*(63)
I met my wife at a party in Ibadan in 1994. The minute she walked into the venue, it was like the temperature dropped. She looked phenomenal, and I turned to my friends and said, “I’ve found my wife.” It took two years to convince her to date me, but we’ve been married for almost thirty years now. I still celebrate the first day I laid eyes on her. She’s everything a man could want and more. I thank God for her every day.
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