“No, being sad over the thought of never getting to experience what I read in hundreds of romance books was not in the books for me, especially on Jess’s big day. In fact, this wedding gave me hope that age is just a number. You can find love unexpectedly. Your other half might just be out there. Maybe soulmates do exist. There was a time in my life when I believed in soulmates and true love, but that fantasy was just that—an ugly lie that only intensified as the years passed and as one's heart continued to get broken.”