All these rants about "love at first sight", tripping on thin air, etc remind me of a 4 year love affair that began that way. I was in college, taking my final class. I was about to meet this nice girl from Texas, sweet, gentle, but religious unfortunately. When I saw her trip out of the car and stagger over to say hello, bells rang, my heart rate went way up, and I started hearing the song "So Alive" by Love and Rockets in my ears. Wow. Love at first sight.
During the next few weeks we spent a lot of time together. She was, and is, very clumsy, like Taeko in AYA, and sweet like Aoi of the same anime, and just as determined. Being around her was really something and I fell more in love with her the more time I spent, to the point I started to avoid her so I wouldn't overload the senses. She managed to land a starring role in my memoir of that trip, which got forwarded around the world in about two days (I'm famous in Greece, Norway, and Australia because of that) before it got back to her. I was a bit shocked just how many people read it. She was suitably impressed, but not enough to marry me like I wanted.
We kept in touch for four years, writing letters, emails, friendship long distance as I worked here and she went to graduate school there. Eventually we drifted apart, she found someone else, married, had a kid. She works for an oil company now, in Houston. Sometimes I miss her and I still feel very tender towards her memories, imperfections and all. I know she didn't feel quite the same way towards me, but she admitted enjoying the attention and she did reply to my letters for four good years. Since then I moved on and will be married soon myself. I wouldn't mind seeing her again, just to smile and reminisce.
So yeah, falling into your arms? Happens. Love at first sight? Yep, that one too. It isn't always mutual though, and that's the sad thing. I learned a lot about emotions because of her, which is part of why I write the way I do.