David and I met in August of 2024. We both captivated each other initially by conversation, which led to us wanting to spend more time getting to know one another. This became more and more as we were intentional with what we wanted in a relationship. David told me after our first date in person, that we’d likely end up together. Of course I was thinking, we almost didn’t even get to meet in person because someone was very late for our date. I’ll let you all ponder who was late. Over time, we talked more and more about what life could be life as a married couple. Those conversations brought up some deep and difficult things, but we were able to move forward. We continued to learn more and more about one another, and our lives became more and more blended. After much discussion, we decided to engage in premarital counseling. This was actually tough. You learn more about yourself and your future spouse. Through prayer and effort, we survived premarital counseling. One thing for sure is that God has to be at the center of our marriage or else it won’t work. We then talked about potential proposals, and so of course, I wanted to go and look at rings together. I genuinely had no intent of finding my ring on the first day, but I fell in love with the ring that we chose. After this excursion, David told me that things were getting real, and I think he really started to process that this is happening. Months went by, and still no proposal. Naturally, I started to wonder if this would actually happen. One night after a long day at work, and me going to bed early, David enters my room and asks to talk. At this point, I was thoroughly confused as to why he was disturbing my sleep, as anyone who knows me, knows that I love my sleep. David starts telling me of how he loves me, wants to spend his life with me, and then I saw a ring. I honestly can’t recall all of the conversation as I was genuinely shocked. I immediately called my Mom, my Bestie LaTeia, then my Bestie Adeola, and then Tiffany. I was so excited to be starting my life with the love of my life. Months later, here we are celebrating with you guys. It’s been a long journey and a lot of preparation, but we are ready to start the next phase of our life together.