Michelle had always promised herself she would meet her future husband in an interesting way. She fantasized about this to a fault, dreaming up sagas about perfect strangers who chose the same frozen yogurt flavors and holding onto hopeless crushes for the sake of a good story. Six miles away, Alex grew up imagining he'd run into his future wife in the halls and help her pick up her books. Perhaps he'd swoop in to protect her from being hassled by some undeserving beau, then come out the unlikely hero. Of course, they both denounced online dating services of any kind. What actually happened was that on May 5, 2016, Alex and Michelle were matched on a dating app. They met for coffee two days later. Their first date lasted 9 hours (only because Michelle called Alex from her car to ask him to dinner). Over ensuing dinners, hikes, picnics, movies, and late-night study dates at cafes, they fell in love: she with his kindness, patience, dance moves, and ability to make her cry laughing; he with her thoughtfulness, caring personality, dance moves, and sinfully delicious cooking. Two years later, they decided to make the promise to love each other forever. As it turned out, how they met didn't matter nearly as much as whom they met. Alex and Michelle met each other. And that was far better than the best story they could have imagined.