Timmy and I first met at the Wisconsin State Capitol, where we both work, in early 2022. Although our offices were right next to each other, we went months without talking. Instead, we would pass each other in the hallway without a word, and for the longest time, I thought he had some type of issue with me (lol). Eventually, we got to know each other through our bosses, and we became good friends. For a few months, we would only hang out in a group with some friends of ours, and then eventually we began hanging out by ourselves. At the peak of our “friendship”, we traveled to Door County together, flew to Oregon together for a wedding, and were hanging out almost every day after work and on the weekends. If you had asked me at the time, I would have insisted we were just friends and there was nothing more to it. Alas, on July 15th, 2023, Timmy admitted to me that he liked me, and I was genuinely surprised! However, it was not much of a surprise to anyone else that I had feelings for him back, and we began dating shortly after. The best part about "our story" is that our feelings developed so naturally and easily throughout our time as friends that by the time we started dating, we were both already head over heels for each other, and the foundation of our relationship was our friendship.