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When I first saw her, I told her "wow! You are even more beautiful than i expected." We had planned a date earlier that week after talking online for over a month. The anticipation was real. It became even more real when we exchanged numbers, and I realized I was going to be late!! I had been working in the lab on campus and was way past my time of departure. For anyone else, it wouldn't be an issue, but at the time, my main mode of transportation was a bike. Dana was fine when I told her I might be a little late. She lived right down the street, so it wasn't too big of a deal. However, I had not been to Silverlake before, and it was getting dark. And to add on top of it, my phone was at 5% battery. 😬 I frantically made it to the restaurant and quickly parked my bike, and I am here for a special date. The restaurant was small, so I could see all the tables were full. I was so confused. The host me that there wasnt any reservations for Dana. Spun out, I turned around and texted Dana. "Hey, Im here, but I don't see you." At this point, I was thinking the worst. My phone at 2% finally buzzes, and I laughed to myself as I realized my mistake. We changed reservations after much debate on the menu. I quickly sped off with a quick glance at the route. At this point, my phone died, and I was just praying that she was still there. Thank goodness she was! She didn't even notice my dismay, and we jumped into conversation, picking up right where we left off. We had even more in common as the night progressed. I apologized for being late and bought her dinner for all of her patience. I wasn't sure if she would give me another chance. But rest behold, she texted me afterwards, and we fell in love.

Nick and I met 3 years ago in the most unsuspecting place… tinder! The truth is that he was 4 years sober and I have not had a drink since I started my chronic health journey at 16, so we both did not go out very much. He hadn’t been in a relationship since he was sober either. We started talking as I was away at a training and our conversations were getting pretty long, so we decided to meet. He had me suggest the location, so I gave him 2 options and we went with Botanica in Silverlake, by my apartment. I texted him to let him know I was on my way. He had gotten lost in his work at the lab and forgot, but he was going to leave then. This is a man who does LA on bike 😂. So he’s huffing and puffing trying to make this first date. He keeps giving me the updates through text so I know he’s on his way. He goes to the wrong restaurant! We figure that out and he finally makes it to Botanica— 40 minutes late! He’s sweating and out of breath but he cracks the biggest smile and immediately tells me how beautiful I am. (He is such a charmer). Most people don’t know this, but when we met, he had longer hair than me. Our conversation was so fascinating. He tells me all about his biomedical engineering projects. He’s developing a portable, magnetic imaging device. He was super interested in my experiences with my clients and birth psychology. We order dinner because we are both starving. He wants to get the beet dish! (It’s hard to find a man who will eat beets with me). We eventually look down at our emf protective phone cases, my bioshield necklace, his emf shielding headphones. He mentions under his breath that he has emf protective boxers 😂. What I noticed most of all was his wide open heart. He knew that he wanted kids and a family and told me right away. I love that he’s a dreamer like me, but also has the engineering skills to actually help me figure out how to do it all. He biked to my apartment with flowers coming out of his backpack and told me on our 4th date that he wanted to marry me. Half of me was freaked out and half of me thought it was really sweet- but I realize now that sometimes he just knows things before me and I’ve learned to trust him. So, here we are 🥹💐❤️.