"Because that's what people do. They leap, and hope to God they can fly, because otherwise you just drop like a rock, wondering the whole way down, why in the *hell* did I jump? But here I am, Sarah, falling, and the only one that makes me feel like I can fly... is you." -Alex Hitchins, Hitch

I watched Hitch last night for the bajillionth time, but this quote stood out to me more than it has since the many times that I've seen this movie. It brought up a few good questions that I'm ready to ask all of you: how do we know we've met "the one?" How do we know when we're with the person that we're supposed to spend the rest of our life with, our soul mate? And if there is a way to tell, how is it that sometimes we let them slip away?

Some people say that we just know. We can be walking down the street and BAM, they're right there, in front of our eyes. But what if they don't feel the same? Doesn't that mean that they aren't the one and that you need to move on and find someone else? Yet, why is it so hard to do that? Also, a lot of people have actually met their one true love, yet that person died due to some illness or a freak car accident. But, I honestly can't trust that that person was the person they were supposed to spend the rest of their life with, because if they were, why would they be put through so much hell?

This kind of ties in with my grandparents. My grandfather was married to someone else before he got married to my grandmother. Her name was Truet, and she was absolutely gorgeous. But, she had leukemia, of which she didn't make it through. After about three years of mourning her and finally getting past his feelings for her, he and my grandmother started dating and they've been with each other ever since. Granddaddy says that Grandmama is his true love, but you should see his eyes when he talks about Truet. They get all glossy and it's like he's not even here. So how does that tie in? Was Truet really his true love and he just married Grandmama because he didn't want to be alone? Or was Truet just his first person to fall for and get on his way to meeting my grandmother?

I guess I can give my opinion here. I honestly don't think many people ever find their true love. There are roughly 6 billion people on this planet. I don't think it's very possible to find your true love on one continent, when there are six others you haven't been to. Now, there is that chance that you might find the person whom you can never get out of your mind and you just want them to always be with you, but to me, you have to be an extremely lucky person (of which I'm not) to find them.

Does this mean I'm completely against relationships and marriage and think they're stupid? No. I want to get married, actually. I want to spend the rest of my life with someone, and I honestly do not want to get divorced. But I cannot say that the person I spend the rest of my life with is my soul mate, but I'm also not going to stop myself from getting married just in case I do find that person. I don't want to screw myself from happiness for someone that I just may never meet. So, I'll leave you guys with another quote, which is also my favorite one from Hitch. It's also the quote I used as my senior quote when I graduated from high school.

"Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away." -Alex Hitchins, Hitch