“We’re ‘dying’ to get married!”

Of course no romance these days starts without social media, so ours began on the Book of Faces (aka Facebook). He added me, and then I stalked his page for a long time. It never changed. One day he posted something about a bird hitting a window and I saw that as my perfect opportunity to DM him about a bird that I knew hit a window one time. 🙄🤣 I went full nerd in that message to him and thought fully we would never speak again. But, sometime down the road, I found him on Bumble. I aggressively messaged him “You don’t live here” he responded that he moved here! I immediately sent my phone number… and the lazy efforts to make a date proceeded. Once we actually did agree to a date and set a time and place (stealing a cop car was considered for a first date) we both secretly wanted to bail. But, we went. He was so impressed with me he ordered tequila shots and I was just trying to figure out how I explain to him that no one ever REALLY wants to date me. Couple few cigarettes and beers later, after a good long chat, we went our separate ways. But, we both hoped to see each other again. After a crazy trip for me to Portland and his patience through the crazy, we embarked on this relationship and have been navigating through crazy ever since.