Gabriel and I met in the fall of 2018... seems so long ago. I had just started attending Cornerstone University and Gabriel was dating our good friend and Gabe's "Best Person" Simone, whose dorm was across the hallway from mine. Gabriel and I became friends and often confided in me for dating advice and opinions on his then relationship. When things platonically ended between Gabriel and Simone, we still would chat from time to time, but not consistently. After the pandemic, I moved back to Grand Rapids in 2021. I flirtatiously reconnected with Gabriel not expecting much in return. Next thing I knew I was asking him out on a date and the rest is history. I'm very fortunate to have fallen for such an amazing man, and I'm excitedly counting down the days until I become Mrs. Gabriel Schwartz.