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“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.”

- Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany’s

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Audrey Hepburn’s character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s is one of my all time favorites: Holly Golightly is excruciatingly chic and sophisticated, accessorized with a devil-may-care attitude. She’s wild and free-spirited, but her eccentric behavior only serves to mask the vulnerable woman underneath.

Many of us can relate to Miss Golightly, although we conceal our insecurities in different ways. I’m fortunate to have people in my life with whom I can ditch the pearls, who have accepted me for me (neurotic faults and all). They create for me what Tiffany’s was to Holly Golightly: “a place where me and things go together.”

Mr. Tartlet tops that list of special people. We first met in 2001. A year ahead of him at Kalamazoo College, I was his freshman biology TA. I noticed him. He vaguely remembers me. The science gods tried again in 2004, as I ended up his junior biology TA. I’d like to say I used my feminine wiles to successfully lure him in, but really the best I could manage was an uber suave compliment on his lab notebook (chyeah).

We had our first date entirely by chance. A large group of friends were set to see the movie Troy, but one by one they started bailing. Eventually, it was just me, my friend J, and Mr. Tartlet. Knowing my interest in Mr. Tartlet, J did what any good girlfriend would do—she bailed, too. Mr. Tartlet and I had our slightly awkward, accidental date. He asked me out on a real date about a week later, and the rest is history. I’m sure it was the lab-notebook comment that did him in.

When did you first meet your special someone? Did you hit it off right away, or did it take some time for interest to blossom?