We first met when I was 16 and he was 17. We went to the same high school but somehow never crossed paths-until fate decided to step in. One day, after chatting online, we decided to meet in person at a coffee shop. He was so shy that he couldn’t even bring himself to eat or drink in front of me. Meanwhile, I was so nervous that when I took off my jacket, I accidentally hit a child nearby (oops!). That awkward, adorable first meeting started it all . Nearly 8 years later, Patrick popped the question.