Love? and other notes of life

I wonder if after meeting someone, one could decide 'I think I can fall in love with this person' or is it rather more of a gradual process. A process of finding out the little things you love...the way her hair sits around her face or the smile that brightens your day. Or is it that when you meet someone, you decide 'I can never see myself with that person'. I am sure the latter has happened to pretty much everyone. All of us judge. Decide something about a person. Still, I can't help but think about all the times I have been thoroughly impressed by a girl and found out something about her that I could not stand. At the same time, we all have heard stories from couples who when they met could not stand each other. So then, my question still remains, can you meet someone and decide that you 'could' fall in love with that person...feel free to chime in

I apologize for being a bit corny, but I was thinking about it as I am deeply engrossed in Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth. She is the author of my other favs, Namesake and Interpreter of the Maladies.

Other than that, I am headed to Rome with a couple of friends in less than a week. I cannot wait. Although I have screwed up my ticket, I think I should be ok (fingers crossed)

I will also likely invest in a cheap camera so I can share pictures. But I have to go...I am headed to the National Museum of Budapest with a few friends and then to the Indian restaurant down the street...