Kristen and Andrew’s story is a little like When Harry Met Sally except they loved each other from the beginning, which somehow made everything harder.They felt the connection immediately. Easy conversation. Deep understanding. A pull that never really went away. But instead of dating, they spent a year and a half circling each other. Timing was off. Life was complicated. There was heartbreak on both sides and a lot of growing to do.The summer before everything finally clicked, Kristen tried — many times — to let Andrew go. Not because she didn’t love him, but because loving him without moving forward was too hard. They would try to create distance, and somehow Andrew always found his way back in. A message here. A conversation there. Hours and hours of talking every day. Same pattern. No forward motion.While Kristen was in Europe, in Malta, she finally said it out loud. Either they give this a real shot or they let each other go for good. Andrew wasn’t ready. So Kristen did the only thing she knew would actually work. She blocked him. On everything. Because she knew that if even the smallest door stayed open, they’d fall right back into the same place.That lasted exactly one day.The next morning, Kristen got a Venmo alert. Andrew had sent her $15. Because Venmo lets you leave a comment.He left about thirty.And just like that, he clawed his way back into her life. A year later, Kristen left for a five-week work trip to Europe. Andrew dropped her off at the Grand Rapids airport. He handed her luggage out of the car. She hugged him, started to walk away, then turned back.“Well, that was weird,” she said. “I feel like I was supposed to kiss you and say I love you. Anyway. Bye.”She got on the plane. Andrew texted shortly after: “I know. I felt like we were supposed to do that too.”Then, because timing has always had a sense of humor with these two, Kristen’s layover in Detroit was delayed. Then delayed again. Then canceled. By the time Andrew arrived back in Detroit, Kristen was still there. So he picked her up at the airport, they grabbed cheap Chinese food, talked for hours, and finally said the thing they’d been avoiding.Either they give this a real shot or they let each other go.The next day, Kristen flew to Munich. She told Andrew he had until she got back to decide. Two days later, he messaged her asking her to be his girlfriend. Of course, he waited until she was gone for five weeks. Very on brand.It took them a long time to get their timing right.But once they did, everything finally fell into place.Turns out, the love was always there.They just needed the timing to catch up.