Both of us were a few years out of unhealthy relationships and had decided to 'jump' back into the world of dating, in 2018, on Match.com. When I came across and read Patrick's profile, I realized it sounded a lot like mine. "LOVES Cleveland Sports" "would rather play card or board games with friends than go out partying and drinking" "Comes from a large family and spends a lot of time with immediate and extended family - family is really important to me!" I saw that he was a preschool teacher *bonus points* he's great with kids and Emma was 2 1/2 at the time. Then I looked at his pictures (no, none of them were inappropriate). In them, he was with family, with grandma Tripi, at an Indians game. But what really prompted me to "swipe right" and message him, were his eyes and his smile in the pictures - so kind and genuine. We started messaging back and forth on Match and then exchanged phone numbers to text. We texted for a couple weeks and finally decided to meet for brunch. The morning of our 1st date, I got to the restaurant 15 minutes early. I sat down, got myself a mimosa and waited. and waited.... and waited... The waitress came around multiple times to see if I was sure that someone was coming and did I want to just order. After ~45 minutes, Patrick arrives!! He sat down and we started talking. We enjoyed brunch, talked and laughed for almost 5 hours. To say that we clicked and something just felt...right, is an understatement.