Recently, This American Life covered stories of coincidence. In
one, a woman looked to fate to help her find her match.
While dining at a restaurant, she wrote her name on ten 1 dollar bills, which she then used to pay for her food. Jokingly, she told her friend that her "true love" would find a bill, and in turn find her.
She began dating a man several months later. It went well, and after a couple of years, talk of marriage began. As the man thought about the proposition while at a coffee shop, his change arrived - a dollar bill with her name on it.
Not knowing the story, he came home, said he was thinking of her, and presented her with the framed dollar bill.
Now, I'm not a believer in fate, nor am I particularly religious. But that is a pretty amazing story, isn't it?
While I don't think I'm the type to throw reason into the wind by signing dollar bills and leaving it to fate, curiosity leads me to take the unconventional step of creating this online profile and exploring the world of OK Cupid, just to see what happens... :)
While dining at a restaurant, she wrote her name on ten 1 dollar bills, which she then used to pay for her food. Jokingly, she told her friend that her "true love" would find a bill, and in turn find her.
She began dating a man several months later. It went well, and after a couple of years, talk of marriage began. As the man thought about the proposition while at a coffee shop, his change arrived - a dollar bill with her name on it.
Not knowing the story, he came home, said he was thinking of her, and presented her with the framed dollar bill.
Now, I'm not a believer in fate, nor am I particularly religious. But that is a pretty amazing story, isn't it?
While I don't think I'm the type to throw reason into the wind by signing dollar bills and leaving it to fate, curiosity leads me to take the unconventional step of creating this online profile and exploring the world of OK Cupid, just to see what happens... :)
