star discussed his meet-not-so-cute with his future spouse on Penn Badgley’s podcast.

The course of true love gathers no f—s. That’s the saying, right?

Well, maybe not for everyone, but forAdam BrodyandLeighton Meester, it seems appropriate.

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody.Araya Doheny/WireImage

“I used to eat there all the time.”

“That’s when I saw her, and yeah, I was smitten instantly,” Brody continued.

“And I was, you know, smitten for a long time.

To hear Brody tell it though, the feeling wasn’t quite mutual.

And according to Badgley, Meester’s aloofness just proves how much she trusted in their happily-ever-after.

“That means she already had faith in your love,” he joked.

“She was already letting you go.”

To which Brody wryly responded, “That’s what I said.”