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This tale starts like many others, with a small-town Texas girl and a dashing young service member looking for their other half. Our story begins in the mystical land of Killeen, Texas where our daring hero Andrew was diligently working as a psychiatric resident. With courage and unwavering determination, our hero Andrew embarked on a grand adventure filled with obstacles and trials, spoken merely in soft tongues and rumored to be known as the Spartan Race. This test of mind, body, and spirit was set in the distant land of Granbury. Only the bravest dared to venture into this land teeming with unbridled challenges. On the eve of battle, Andrew looked out the window of his Glen Rose Inn and gazed at the stars feeling a mix of nervous excitement and longing for something more. Unknown to Andrew, at this very moment a fair maiden attorney, not but a stone’s throw away, was also looking at those same stars, longing for something more. With first light breaking dawn, the crisp fall wind a flow, and a gleaming twinkle in his eyes, Andrew cracked the starting line of the race. Time seemed to slow as his heart pounded with resolve as he seamlessly passed those around him. As the first obstacle loomed over its treacherous head, Andrew showed no sign of wary. He dove, leaped and twisted, emerging unscathed. As the trials continued, his determination showed no circumscription, but his muscles ached and longed for pause. Inch by inch he grasped and ascended the craggy surfaces, frigid moats, and near insurmountable walls, everything within burning and screaming. With each victory he let out a victorious roar. Pain was but an illusion. With the end in sight, and the descent of the sun, triumph was near. With steely strength of character, he dove over the fiery pits. The cheers of those who bore witness to this tribulation of perseverance inspired even the most hardened. This victory was not without cost as his hands were shredded, his joints twisted, and mind exhausted. Andrew found himself with a difficult situation, for in one week’s time, he was to embark on another journey known as the Tough Mudder. Oh he wanted to sit idle and let his aching wounds heal, but he made an oath to his dearest friend that he would conquer this mammoth quest by his side. Over the next week his friend gave him sage advice to mend his wounds. One week later, Andrew found himself back in Granbury, determined, but limping. Andrew recanted his recent adventure with his friend but was not able to hide his longing for something more. He explained the real adventure he was longing for was with someone he had yet to meet. Andrew unveiled to his friend a way of meeting such people; a magical entity known as the “Bumble Dating App.” He exclaimed that he had been woefully unsuccessful meeting the person to share this journey of life with but was confident they were just around the corner. With a swipe to the left, and a swipe to the right, he demonstrated to his friend, how the magical device worked, believing Bumble thought he was currently located in Killeen. How wrong he was, unknown to him, Bumble instinctively changed his location to the land of Granbury. With a swipe of destiny, Danielle the Fair Maiden Attorney came into view; with a description indicating a love of Boba-Tea and literature, to a level of financially reckless abandonment and a photo with a hat inscribed “unathletic” Andrew Swiped right, and this is where his journey really begins.

Every story has two sides and this story is no different. In the year, 2021, Danielle found herself returned from the bustling district of Washington DC, back to that of her childhood - known by some as the Longhorn state or the Lone Star state. Here, her closest companions, Aimee and Brilyn, admonished her for neglecting to find a partner with whom to share her adventures. They insisted that she venture forth and present herself on dating apps. Danielle was reluctant, feeling no pressing need to seek companionship. Yet to appease them, she embarked once more on the online fishing expedition. However, her methods were seen as rude and she was given swift reproach from her friends for her “thank you, next” method of courtship. They would jest that she must grant these gentlemen at least some semblance of chance. The very next year, to her dismay, was between homes as her Forth Worth abode underwent reconstruction. Danielle began looking towards Dallas as a place to call her home once more. However, as fate would have it, the fair princess Lynlee’s daycare shifted, tasking Danielle with her guardianship on Wednesdays, and as she became more engaged as a wise mentor with the youthful company of her community church among other changes in life, she found herself staying in her family village of Granbury longer than originally planned. Even with her tranquil small town Hallmark Movie Township setting, online courtship continued to yield no promising suitors as far as Danielle was concerned. Her brother Dillon and his partner Alicia found great delight in teasing Danielle as they perused her selection of possible men. However, as the queue of admirers grew, and the time commitment required for dates became more and more, Danielle decreed a rule to engage with no more than three individuals at once, as to give each wooer a fair chance. As the seasons shifted, Danielle was becoming weary of dating, however, her luck was about to change. For in the waning days of October, a peculiar soul adorned in what seemed to be a “potted plant costume” appeared and caught her eye. Her brother and his partner called this individual a “dork”, but she knew better, and swiped right. Unfortunately, Danielle stayed true to her word, and was unable to talk to the Potted Plant Man as she was already talking to three others. And so Potted Plant Man found himself amidst a queue of others supposedly deemed worthy. Yet fate was willing to wait, and patiently it waited indeed, when, after conversations with two others had taken an awkward turn, Danielle finally deemed it the turn for the fabled Potted Plant Man, known as Andrew. There was a line of fifty in front of him, but his Potted Plant attire and fuzzy companion caught her eye once more. He had managed to ascend the line, above the others, as she relaxed with her family over thanksgiving. As fate untwisted and the peculiar conversations swirled over ever-increasing lengths of messages and calls, Danielle and Andrew chose to disembark from the dating application. The rest is history.