We first crossed paths in 2018 at a club (RIP GILT Nightclub), where he asked me to dance—multiple times. I kept reminding him I wasn’t interested and was just there to have a fun night with my best friend. But as the night went on, his persistence didn’t waver. Before we left, he asked for my Snapchat, and we added each other before going our separate ways. From that night on, it felt like we were always running into each other whenever I was out downtown. About a month later, we bumped into each other again at GILT during an Audien show. We talked here and there throughout the night, and as things wrapped up, we said goodbye—but this time, he messaged me afterward, and we never really stopped talking. Not long after, he invited me to an afterparty, and of course, I dragged Naomi along with me. Later that night, he convinced us to come over to his place with the very tempting line: “I have dogs.” And honestly, who can say no to meeting cute dogs? We spent the night hanging out, and that’s when I realized I really liked him. Before the night ended, he drove us all the way back to Kissimmee, and just before I went inside, he asked me on our first date. And the rest is history.