Our families have been friends for years. Becca and Ben’s sister Brittany played softball together in high school. Becca and her sisters played softball with Ben’s sisters for several years, which was also how our parents met, and we met for the first time at an adult softball game. One evening, Ben’s dad and Becca’s mom were talking and Frank said “I need to get him married and out of my house.” To which Renee said, “Becca needs a man!” About a month later, [May 11, 2012] we had our first date. We grabbed some food at McDonald’s and went to the movies and saw The Avengers. Nothing spectacular, but completely memorable. At the end of the night when Ben took her home, he didn’t kiss her goodnight. Which of course, Becca took to mean he wasn’t feeling it. However, we continued to text and talk almost daily and almost two weeks later on our second date, Becca finally got her kiss, and should’ve learned at that point, Ben takes his time with everything. It was 10 months before he said “I love you” and finally after 5 and a half years at a cookout for our 26th and 31st birthdays, Ben finally proposed. May 11, 2012 - First date September 30th, 2017 - She said yes! May 11, 2019 - We FINALLY do!