Carmen and Alex met in the traditional way- through online dating. Their first date was at The Circuit Arcade Bar, where Alex was so nervous he interrupted Carmen the whole night, and Carmen doesn't love beer and totally didn't know how to play any arcade games except air hockey. As he drove her home after, Alex took a wrong turn, and Carmen was sure this was where he murdered her on a back road. When that didn't happen, they scheduled a second date... then a third.... and a fourth... They worked around hectic schedules to hang out, like the time Alex came to the Lebanese Food Festival at Carmen's church two nights in a row so that they could hang out on her breaks from serving food. After a year and a half, Alex proposed on one knee during a dinner at Dutch & Co. Kneeling in between two tables, he confused the server and the table next to them, but not Carmen, who wasn't confused at all. Many months and pandemics later, the happy couple (and the kids!) are excited to officially start their life together.