I'll start by prefacing this- Wes Anderson is and always has been my favorite director. We as people are lucky that the likes of him have ever graced the silver screen. But why? Easy. He is methodical, intentional, rhythmic, humorous, & above all else, entertaining. His more outward point of acknowledgement is his particular way of filming, using wide pans and center framing. His movies were actually my childhood inspiration for my interest in stop motion & live action film. (Seriously, you can ask my parents. I made them watch this movie so many times that they banned it in our household.) 

But, how does this tie into my love life? It's the parallels in thought & methodology. It takes a lot of creativity & input to churn out a meaningful relationship, and just as much abstract thought that applies to how I operate on a day-to-day basis. I relate to many of the characters and overhead general direction that these movies follow. Most importantly, however- I find these movies to be so enjoyable that I use them as a personal Litmus test to gauge compatibility. Can't stand them? There's the door.

Enter- my lovely lady.

As a rule of law- I don't count any relationships that occurred during my time in High School. I mean, seriously, is this 1958? These days, those are practice runs. And pictured above is the most earth-defyingly compatible lady to ever stumble into my life. And like all good things, there's a lot of history here too.

I've had the great pleasure of knowing my Meadowe for two years, and the stockpile of picturesque events that have occurred between us until now could very well be made into a movie that I would watch 10x over. Directed by Wes Anderson, of course. Our favorite director.