Valentine's Day Introspection

How is it that I’ve taken up cooking and dancing, two activities I never thought I would?

How is it that I’ve become acutely intolerant of mediocrity, especially towards my own self?

How is it that I no longer think of marriage as the tombstone of life’s pleasure, but instead as the wellspring of joy?

How is it that someone whom I barely met could have such a profound effect on me?

How is it that I was willing to wait had she asked me to?

How is it that my new ideal for a life partner resembles her so much?

How is it that I’m unable to will myself to forget, even in the face of overwhelming logic?