Are you 100% sure?

Last week, my kids had friends visiting from Chicago. They were kids who all worked at Village Creek Bible Camp in Lansing, Iowa, with them. I had a conversation with one of the guys that made me think about something a friend had said to me years ago (back when I was working at camp...back in 'ought 85...man, am I old!). My friend Janet and I were talking about the guy that I was dating at the time (not Dave) and whether I thought he was 'the one'. I told her that we had dated for the past two years and talked about marriage but I wasn't totally sure. She asked me, "Are you 100% sure that this the person you want to spend the rest of your life with?" Wow, what a question! I looked at her and said, "Hmm...I am only 98% sure". To which she replied, "I am sorry to say, Cindy, he is not the guy". I am so glad I listened to her advice since I married Dave instead and have been 'happily married' for the past 22 years! It makes me think...how can we be totally sure about our mate choice? To all my single friends, I don't want to say the pat answer: you just know. I remember being in that position (many years ago!) and thinking, but how do you know? I don't get it! Here are my thoughts: have your prayed about your relationship with this person? do you think about this person all the time? are you willing to overlook his/her faults? do you feel like you are incomplete when this person is not around? do you see yourself with this person many years from now? are you 100% sure? If you can say 'yes' to all these questions, then the guy or gal you are dating is the ONE!