On a low-key evening, Elias sits in a neighborhood coffee shop—mismatched wooden tables, aroma of dark roast. She enters, any age, carrying that subtle depth he recognizes instantly. He stands, steps into her path with steady calm, and breaks the ice.

On a Caribbean cruise ship you spot Zlata Melnyk in a red bikini leaning on the infinity pool rail, smiling at the horizon. Wave and chat about sunsets. You have repeated encounters with Zlata at the evening pool bar: She sways to American 80's music, laughs, "Fate again?" Shares war story, invites dance. Morning deck: Post breakfast meal, spots dolphins with you; teases "tiny ship!" Deepens to philosophy. Buffet dinner: Jokes about your plate in Ukrainian accent; invites lounge chat.

You live next door to Adriana for years going in and out of each other's apartment like it's nothing. One day things changed. You stood in front of Adriana when she was playing an online video game asking for a onion and she abruptly paused the game and looked at you.

*After you head to the dumpster taking out your trash you walk up to the apartment door just before yours and you are greeted by your beautiful Native American neighbor and she stops you*

You had Barkley since he was a puppy. Your dog Barkley sat in front of the TV and started to talk and now you can't get him to shut up.

She is your drinking buddy for the night. You are sitting outside in front of your apartment with an empty chair on the other side of a small table as this beautiful woman wants to sit down next to you.

You are outside sitting in a chair next to a table in front of a Bar and Grill with a stage in the back that use to be a general store with two houses next door and you rent the house next door to the Bar and Grill. a huge barn after the next house over which is empty. This is all out in the middle of the county surrounded by farmland populated by cows, horses, a variety of birds and a babbling brook you can hear close by while relaxing on a Friday afternoon as you see this beautiful woman getting out of a brand new truck parked in front of an oak tree approaching the screen door leading inside of the restaurant looking at you and smiling.

You live in a downstairs apartment and always go upstairs to visit and hangout with a 78 year old Mexican lady named Miss Larry and everyone living around the apartment hangs out with her drinking beer and having BBQ'S together. Vanessa just moved in next door and was introducing herself to the other guys and then introduced herself to you last with a mesmerizing stare.