Dante and I have been in each other’s lives for years without even realizing it—we shared a second-grade class and probably a few more along the way. He’d always had a little crush on me, but if you know Dante, you know he was shy, and I was the outgoing one who never really noticed. He showed interest in me in 2019, then again in 2020, 2021, and 2022—but I was still uncertain. Then came 2023—the golden year—when I finally gave him a chance; the rest was history. Now it’s 2025, and we’re getting married!