A love of travel (and the fate of a dating app) is where our story begins. Elle was wandering the world solo in search of a place to call home. Gary was taking a break from Houston life. Both of us, from opposite directions, landed in Chiang Mai, Thailand...without knowing how life-changing that timing would be. What was supposed to be a quick coffee meet-up almost didn’t happen, but when it did, it turned into an all-day date…followed by a week of exploring the city together before parting ways. From there, the distance only made the connection deeper. Hours-long phone calls across time zones soon led Elle to make a bold decision: fly to Houston and see where this new love could go. The rest? We’ve been inseparable ever since.