We met celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Chicago, which was also on Emma's birthday that year. We were both out with friends, and Alex knew Emma's friend from grade school, so he came up to say hi. When he introduced himself to Emma, she took a step back and said "Y'all should date," about her other friend and Alex. He walked away because he wasn't used to Emma's sense of humor yet. We reconnected later in the day and talked until the bar started emptying out. We exchanged numbers, and Alex's first text to Emma was "What's up future wife".