“What do you think about these match percentages?” - her “I dont think there’s any reason why we shouldn’t grab a nice cup of coffee.” - him This was our first exchange on the popular dating website OkCupid in 2013. Soon after, we exchanged a couple texts and then met up at Ugly Mugs in East Nashville on a mild November evening. We talked too loudly, and, infamously, Tyler interrupted his story about moving to Nashville for work with sweat dripping from his brow: “Is it hot in here? It’s hot in here.” Second date: Three Crow where Ann Marie dribbled a Bushwacker on her blouse but swiftly swept it up without Tyler noticing a thing. Third date: Tyler stole Ann Marie’s heart with freshly baked double chocolate chip cookies and dark stout beer. Over 8 years, 600 students, 10 tour buses, and thousands of belly laughs with full stomachs later, we are thrilled to be making each other our forever homes.