We met online - Brenda picked Mickey 'out of a catalog' around Thanksgiving, but we were not able to meet in person because both were back home avoiding the latest Covid variant. Brenda in CA; Mickey in WI. After many texts and a virtual Facetime date, Brenda conducted a thorough background investigation to see if Mickey was a real person, and 'not on a list he shouldn't be on.' Mickey checked Brenda's college softball statistics. Both passed their respective background checks. January Sushi Date Night - Finally both back in Arlington, VA, Mickey picked a local place after learning of Brenda's Friday family sushi dinner tradition growing up. The date went very well. As dinner ended, Brenda found the courage to admit to the background check. She disclosed that a top Google result was an energy news article authored by Mickey about the recent Texas winter weather disaster - and wait, she had already read it before! (during her previous job at a natural gas company) Mickey replied, 'well I've never dated a fan before, but I'm willing to give it a try.' And the rest is history.