It began with an intern and a recent college graduate—Alex sighing when she left and thinking, “welp, probably never see her again…” SIKE—the universe had other ideas. Soon, Alex was playing covert office Cupid: slipping her notes and “coincidentally” timing his commute so he could wait 30–40 minutes for her to finish working and walk her to the train (turns out this waiting would be good relationship training). Then came a steady stream of coworker drinks that looked totally innocent to the careless onlooker, until she finally called the bluff and pushed for a real “date”: just the two of them at Clinton Hall after work. Smash cut to Arlene’s Grocery, Jacob’s Pickles, beach trips, half-marathon spectating, Covid long-distance, a dog, four apartments, an aggressively well-maintained workplace secret, and sushi…so much sushi… anyway, you know the rest, and here they are today.