In the early aughts, long before Instagram and TikTok, there was MySpace. As was custom of the time, Andres spotted Erica in a mutual friend's "Top 8". Comments were posted to walls, aim screennames were exchanged, and a meet up was arranged. One day in 2008, a few hours of awkward silence and long pauses in conversation later, crushes developed and ignited a 5-year game of cat-and-mouse. On a hot summery night in 2013, after YEARS of pursuit, Erica finally said yes to dating Andres. Well, technically, Andres said yes to Erica!
On October 4th 2020, after 7 amazing years together and one very large Covid scare, Andres proposed to Erica in front of the Zachary Binx house in Salem, MA. He kept it simple - got on one knee and asked her to marry him. Erica, in complete disbelief, asked "is that real!?" After realizing the ring was in fact real, in the presence of her best friend and sister, Erica happily said "of course".