Two years before the official first date, we met briefly as friends. We hung out twice but life took us in different directions. Unknowingly, we almost intertwined on a few occasions over the years but they ended up as near misses. On July 6 2018, The Week of Yes, we crossed paths again and met for dinner. Chelle decided to have a 'week of yes' in which she would actively say yes to things she might normally have the introverted knee jerk reaction to say no. It was during this week that we met through an online dating app. After the connection was made, Chelle suggested we meet up for dinner. (it was the week of yes, after all!) Seeing as the last time we had hung out we were hanging out as friends, it wasn't clear whether this was a 'date' or a 'hang out'. Chelle did all her research to solidify it as a date (who pays?? what does one wear?? what might we talk about?). All this was being done as SJ was ruminating on whether or not it was a date. This went on for 3 dates with each person throwing out subtle cues of clear interest. On the 3rd date SJ finally had to ask, "Are we hanging out or are we dating?" Chelle responded with "Well I am dating so I hope you are too!" We walked home hand in hand that night and now we can't imagine living life without one another.