Marc first learned of Emma when he saw a photo of her on social media through his best friend, Kassie. Wanting to meet her, he asked Kassie and Kassie/Emma's best friend, Brittany, to introduce him. At the time, Emma was enjoying being single and very uninterested in dating anyone. Brittany kindly advised Marc to "wait in line". And so he did - for 3 years. In 2015, while mindlessly scrolling through Facebook, Emma came across a photo of a very attractive young man in a white shirt and red jeans. It was Marc. Feeling bold, Emma reached out to him on messenger and the flirty banter began. Talking on and off for a couple of months, Emma informed Marc that she would be coming to Minneapolis for a long weekend before Christmas, so Marc took the opportunity to ask if he could take her on a date the first night that she would be in town. And on December 20th, 2015, their adventure began.