When people ask how we met, I usually say “through mutual friends.” And while that’s true… the real story has a little more charm to it. One evening, I was hanging out at a friend’s house when the two of us decided to FaceTime the guy she had been talking to—Tiegan. What I didn’t expect was that most of the conversation would end up being between just him and I. There was this instant connection—something unspoken but undeniable. Still, I didn’t want to cross any lines, and once we hung up, I honestly didn’t expect to hear from him again. But 15 days later, I woke up to a long, heartfelt message from Tiegan. He told me how he’d felt that night—and, luckily for me, it mirrored exactly how I had felt too. A week later, on October 26th, we went on our first date… and we’ve been inseparable ever since!