Okay, so about the ring. A couple months ago, I started dating the most incredible woman. I cannot remember ever being this happy.

We met at work. I know, I know, but we work in different departments and pretty much on either ends of the building - almost a 1/4 mile away from each other. We spent about 10 or 12 hours talking on the phone before our first date. So, at this point, we both feel like we have known each other for years. That sounds so cliche, I know.

We have so much in common and we get along so well. Basically, she is almost as dorky as I am. We like a lot of the same movies and neither one of us are into going out - we prefer just sitting at home, spending time with each other. And, we have enough differences too. She really loves learning and wants to go back to school and loves reading history books, while I mostly read for pleasure - I like learning new things, but mostly useless trivia and I do not like school.

Even though I normally do not date women with kids, her two kids are teenagers and will be out of the house in a few years (she always says, "Just three more years" when they start getting on her nerves). And, since her kids are older, she is not at all interested in having more kids and - as she puts it - starting over.

"Soul mates" - "Kindred Spirits" - Those are terms I do not normally put a lot of stock in. "You just haven't met the right woman" is another one.

I have mentioned this before - I just have not found a woman with whom I am willing to share my free time. Granted, it's not like I had this great, adventurous social life. I would get home from work and sit on the couch, watching a movie and knitting. Sometime, I would turn off the TV, put away the knitting and read a book. But, none of the women I have dated in the past few years have been able to capture my attention enough for me to want to put aside my knitting or whatnot for them. That is, until now.

At one point in my life, I think I had just given up on relationships. And, to a certain extent, even Love was starting to let me down. Well, I have to admit that I have finally met my soul mate, my kindred spirit, the Love of my life. She really and truly is the right woman at the right time.