Our story begins long before either of us realized it. We first met as kids in San Antonio, Texas, while our parents were attending a convention. It was a simple moment in time—two children crossing paths without knowing that life had quietly planted the seed for something extraordinary. Years later, fate stepped in again. As teenagers in Charleston, South Carolina, we reconnected, began talking, and soon developed a long-distance friendship that blossomed into something more. We didn’t have all the answers back then, but we had each other—and that was enough. In our early twenties, life took us on separate journeys. Parting ways was hard, yet somehow, we never lost touch completely. Whether it was a message here or a quick hello there, social media kept a small thread between us—a reminder that our story wasn’t finished. In 2024, after years of growth, life lessons, and gentle nudges from the universe, we found ourselves in deep conversation once again. With clarity, maturity, and intention, we made the choice to explore what our hearts had always known: we were meant to be together. Theres a saying, “If you love someone, let them go. If they return, they were always yours.” Those words proved true for us. And long before we ever understood it, Carlos father once told Jasmine: “Let him go. He will be back one day. I know my son.” Jasmine grandmother also shared her own quiet certainty that they would marry one day. Though both PJ and Joan are no longer here to witness this chapter, we believe they are smiling down, proud that their words and wisdom came to life. Our story isn’t a perfect fairy tale or a love-at-first-sight romance. It isn’t linear, and it certainly isn’t traditional. It includes distance, timing, heartbreak, healing, and the undeniable pull of two souls finding their way back to each other. A story of patience. A story of second chances. A story of choosing each other, again and again. And in the end, it’s a true love story—one where we both realized that we were always meant to be each other’s forever.