Do you recall the first time you saw them?

I was just thinking about this, and I realized that out of most the people I know, I can’t recall the first time I ever saw or talked to them. There are only a very, very small amount of people I know where I can actually, and literally, recall the first moment I ever saw them.

What is it for you? Can you recall the very first moment you ever saw or met most of the people you know? (I’m talking about the people you know very well. Not acquaintances.) What do you think makes us remember the literal first meetings of some we know, no matter how many years have gone by?

Share a story about the very first time you saw someone? What, specifically, do you remember? Why do you think they stood out so strongly to you?

The times that I can remember, I remember everything. What clothes were worn – by the person and myself – who else was there, where we were, what we were going to do that night. I even remember the exact moment eye contact was made. The way they were standing, the memory of their head turning to look at me. The lighting… Anything and everything you can think of, I tend to remember it. So why? What was so special, meaningful or important about these few first meetings?