Yes, I have experienced several seemingly love at first sight events in my life, but the relationships that worked best?
The relationships that worked best fall into two categories for me: Case 1. The woman who began as an acquaintance and gradually became a friend, then a lover; Case 2. A woman I didn't like morphed into the situation described above in case 1.
Meeting is another matter. The wondrous romantic experiences I had were great, but the relationship that lasted the longest and produced the best result was almost like an arranged marriage. The arrangement was chance, I suppose: a man and a woman who each experienced romantic hardship with two children each formed a new family of six, and despite challenges, they made it work for the benefit of all.
I have discovered this was a common situation throughout human history, mostly in war-torn communities. The number of historical armed conflicts that affected Europe alone is a daunting number to tabulate, see:
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