My wife and I will celebrate 20 years together very soon. We both still remember our first "real" date when we spent hours talking at a hip bar until very late in the night. We walked the cobblestone downtown streets back to the very center of Vienna where she could catch a cab home. I stopped her with a hand on her shoulder, turned her to me and kissed her for the first time.

I had no idea if this young woman was attracted to me like I was to her (and still am). In previous relationships I would have waited much longer "to be sure." I can remember consciously thinking, "I don't know how this is going to turn out." I just jumped...and a net appeared.

Thanks for this article. It brought back a wonderful memory.