Mari and Taylor met in Chemistry class in 2014. Taylor was shy, Mari was the "older woman" so they did not talk much yet despite being lab partners. In January 2015, Mari was greeted by a heart shaped dove chocolate left on her desk by Taylor. Next thing you know, Mari and Taylor were going to the Winter dance together where Taylor would ask her to be his girlfriend while "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran was playing in the background. Taylor and Mari would continue dating throughout high school, when Mari went off to college first (remember "older woman"), when Taylor went to college, through study abroad, and the beginning of their careers. Taylor and Mari built a beautiful life together and almost 6 years after their first dance, Taylor proposed to Mari on their favorite walk at their favorite place.