Mark first reached out to Nikki on Bumble and after a few messages, they quickly realized they worked across the street from each other at the University of Rochester. Nikki thought that Mark had looked familar! Their first date was at Tai Chi restaurant, where Mark remembers Nikki wearing a pink polka dot skirt on a windy day in April. They quickly connected over their many similarities and felt comfortable with each other from the very beginning. They have been consistenly at each others side since.