Sophistication by Sherwood Anderson

This short story is the kind that make me smile at the end. I liked the characters,I was charmed George's advances on Helen, and I enjoyed the overall 'meaning'. The main moment for me was George's realization.

"I have come to this lonely place and here is this other," was the substance of the thing felt. 

I think this is breathtakingly beautiful. It's a simple statement, but it means so much. We're all here in this world, this lonely place, yet there is the person here that understands you. That cares. That loves you. And I truly think that's gorgeous.