One November night in 2016, Bryce was preparing dinner for a group of his friends. Meanwhile, Caroline, a close mutual friend, was leaving the local coffee shop and heading towards Bryce’s house to eat. She bumped into Kate on the way out the door and extended her a last-minute invitation to dinner. Bryce and most of the other guests would be strangers, but Kate felt the benefit of free food outweighed the risk of awkwardness. She accepted. As everyone sat down to eat, Bryce pulled up a chair next to Kate. He thought she was cute. She thought he was hitting on her. (He totally was). One week later, Bryce asked Kate on their first date.