Alyse decided she was done with online dating and being set up by friends and friends of friends so she opted to try out a local matchmaker. Arthur was on and off of Facebook at the time, but lucky for Alyse he had an active account at the time in order to get a message from an old friend who reached out on behalf of the matchmaker to see if he was interested in being matched up. Arthur decided to give it a try. After describing to the matchmaker what he was looking for, she replied that she had the perfect girl for him. Arthur was definitely skeptical, but gave it a shot. The third time was a charm for Alyse because Arthur was bachelor #3, as he was known to her parents for a little bit. At the end of the first date in mid-November, Arthur asked Alyse if he could give her a "ring" aka to call her - the first of many double-entendres that made her smile. Alyse had family coming in town for Thanksgiving and a girls trip to Iceland planned a couple weeks later for her 30th birthday, but managed to squeeze in three more dates with Arthur. Arthur wanted to see Alyse before she got busy with family for Thanksgiving so he asked to stop by her condo during his lunch hour while she was working from home. Alyse was unsure of his intentions, but when Arthur showed up with a single red rose she knew this was something special. When she left for Iceland, Arthur told Alyse that she shouldn't worry about writing to him and just focus on the trip, but they nevertheless ended up emailing almost every day and Arthur picked her up from the airport upon her return. The rest is history!