We met at church when she was greeting and I visited for the first time...and then we did not talk to each other until grabbing boba and going to an aquarium with our mutual friend Bryan. I will never admit that Bryan thought we would be a good couple, but thanks to him never showing up to group hang outs, Liv and I were able to eat lots of food, talk for hours, and go on a day trip to Milwaukee together, just the 2 of us. One text in April telling Olivea, "I need to hermit for a month to finish a dissertation" is what it took for her to admit she had feelings for me. Her showing up to the library to wait for me, distract me from my writing, and trying to maximize our time together by including each other in our daily rhythms is when I realized I wanted to be more than friends. Once I finished and turned in that final draft for my dissertation, I knew "ok, it's time to take Olivea out on a real date." The rest is just 2 weirdos living life together :)