I heard about Mark for quite a few years prior to meeting him - mostly "colorful" stories of his wild and crazy years as a wild and crazy Gobeille. Then 2020 came and the world paused. I found myself in the same COVID bubble as Mark and spending many weekend trips at his family's lake house to escape from the eerie city that shut down. Over many lakeside morning coffees and shared stories, I saw a genuine and inspiring man. Someone I could picture as a life partner.

She slid in my DMs. (Beverly edit: False!)

在真正認識 Mark 之前，我其實早就聽過他好幾年的「傳說」—— 多半是關於他年輕時身為一個「瘋狂又精彩的 Gobeille」的趣事。 直到 2020 年來臨，世界彷彿按下了暫停鍵。 在疫情期間，我和 Mark 恰好待在同一個防疫生活圈裡， 也因此有了許多週末一起前往他家人的湖畔小屋， 暫時逃離那座突然變得寂靜又陌生的城市。 在湖邊一次次的晨間咖啡時光與彼此分享的故事中， 我看見了一個真誠、令人敬佩的男人—— 一個我開始能想像，會成為人生夥伴的人。

她先私訊我 (Beverly 修正版：不正確！)