For everyone who loves a real-life happy ending, here are forty-five funny, romantic, and above all true tales of modern coupling. In their own words, men and women recount the surprising and serendipitous ways they came together, from jury duty encounters and sidewalk pickup lines to dramatic stories of dogged determination that paid off big in the end. For anyone who's carried a torch for a colleague or friend, looked for love on-line, or wondered if it's really true that love comes when you least expect it, How We Met offers insights into that mysterious process of finding The One. For those who've already said "I do," the book offers a rare peek into the lives of other married couples, and how they found each other.