Josh & Eyleah Are Tying the Knot!

Josh and I first met in 2013 at a bible study group called Equip that we both went to. I was 17 years old (soon to be 18) and Josh was 21. We started talking and hanging out together in 2014 but we were just friends there for a while. And then Josh made it known that he was interested in me as more than a friend but I didn't want to be in a relationship so we agreed to just stay friends. We still hung out quite often though and we're very similar in a lot of ways so we get along really well together. He became a really close friend. I started to develop some feelings for him but I had a crush on a different guy at the time (which is part of why I didn't want to date Josh). I reminded Josh every once in a while that I wasn't interested in a relationship and in 2015 he decided to go ahead and move on. We didn't talk or see each other again until just over a year later (I think 1 year and 2 months later). A lot had happened since then and I was having a really hard time. My life felt like it was falling apart and everything felt so different, including me. I relied a lot on God as well as my family and friends during those times and tried to stay strong. And when Josh heard about everything that had happened, he decided to text me. I was actually going through my stuff and came across a birthday card that Josh had given me. As I was reading it, I thought about texting him to see how he was doing and that's when his text came through on my phone. We started talking again and eventually started hanging out again too (which was in 2016 now). He was very sweet and caring and helped me get through those very difficult times. We started dating on September 28, 2016 and got engaged on November 19, 2018.