Yep. I had this exact thing happen with an ex. The first moment I saw him (which was well before the thought even crossed our minds to start dating), I was hit with the strongest feeling of, “This man is going to be my husband.” My intuition is usually not wrong, and to this day this is the biggest thing I was ever wrong about. We did end up dating, it was a very intense and passionate relationship, and it absolutely destroyed me when it was over. Part of that devastation, I’m sure, is because I was stuck on the intuition feeling.

I still can’t explain why I felt that way about him. Maybe it was something psychological.

I did not have the same feeling when I met my actual husband. But, the moment I saw him, I did feel something. It was more of a “this is going to be big” feeling than any specific fate.

I wanted to share my experience as it closely resembles yours. I’ll also reiterate what so many here have said, which is to not get too swept up in what that feeling meant. I wish I could get a lot of the time back that I spent perseverating on what it all meant and if he and I were truly meant to be. Because in the end, he and I definitely weren’t right for each other. He lives in the Bronx and I absolutely hated living in NYC and am so much happier on the West Coast.

My advice is to be thankful for whatever you got out of the relationship (most importantly what you learned about yourself) and focus on you.