LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN...

They swiped right! It’s true - you can thank Tinder for this love story. The match happened on a Friday evening after work. Tyler was with his two roommates (a couple) as they were moving things into their new home in St Johns. Alina similarly was with her two close friends (a married couple) at their house having a movie night. Obviously they were both on the same level of cool with their wild weekend activities - the first sign they might be compatible! Tyler was first attracted to Alina because of her beautiful, natural smile in all her photos and her stated love for coffee! Alina, however, was unsure about Tyler due to having nothing written in his profile…(oops!). Fortunately, her friend encouraged her to give Tyler a shot and the match was made. The conversation that followed that first night was so easy and natural and continued again in the morning. They decided to meet up for drinks the next night. Alina was even more beautiful in person. Tyler instantly felt comfortable and loved that he could completely be himself with her, with all his silly jokes included. He knew she was special when they connected over their love for Kanye and even more so when she told him she was training for a half marathon! A pretty girl who is easy to talk to and into fitness…? Let’s go! (Alina will tell you she never claimed to be training for a half marathon and only mentioned that she thought the idea of running one sounded fun…whatever she said, it worked!) Tyler had a smile that lit the room and instantly put Alina’s nerves to ease. She was shocked by how genuine and kind hearted he was. She too instantly felt comfortable around him and loved that she could be herself with him. After that first date, she knew Tyler was something special. And to clarify, Alina in fact did NOT say she was training for a half marathon and broke the news to him on their third date! However, the damage was already done and Tyler said he wanted to train with her - how could she turn that down?