Do you mean the first time I read it? If so, it was when Faramir was 'proposing' (I put it in inverted commas because it wasn't really a proposal, was it? Meh) to Eowyn.
She thought she was in love with Aragorn and then realised that it's really with Faramir that she should be. It left kind of an impression in me. I don't call it 'settling for second best' (for one thing, I love Faramir :P) I just think they belonged together.
EDIT: I've used a hell of a lot of tenses here. Hope it isn't confusing