a day to remember

I never imagined that something meaningful would come from a dating app. Honestly, I thought it would be something I’d eventually delete from my phone, just another passing moment. But one evening, I opened the app, and there it was—a match. That match was Bishop. As I scrolled through his profile, I felt a flutter of excitement that I still feel to this day. With a hopeful heart, I swiped right, and almost instantly, I received a message from him. We chatted for a while and decided to meet, not knowing where it would lead, but feeling a quiet curiosity. From the moment we met in person, there was something undeniably special about him. Weekend after weekend, we kept finding reasons to see each other, and before long, I realized that this wasn’t just a casual connection—this was it. Bishop wasn’t just a match on a screen; he was the person I had been waiting for all along.

I still remember the first time I met Anija—there was something different about her. She was quiet and a bit shy, with a hint of nervousness, but there was a quiet strength about her. Even in that first meeting, it was clear that she knew exactly what she wanted. By our second date, I couldn’t resist giving her a little challenge. I brought a pumpkin and jokingly suggested she carve it. She just smiled and said, "No," but then surprised me with something even better. Two days later, we hung out again, and there it was—an incredible homemade pumpkin pie. I took a bite, and it was a perfect 10/10. At that moment, I knew. It wasn’t just the pie (though that was amazing). It was her thoughtfulness, her determination, and the way she kept surprising me. From that day on, I knew I’d found the one I was meant to spend my life with.