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Matthew Gilbertson

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Ashley Hagen

October 2, 2026

Waldorf, MN
177 days177 d20 hours20 h20 minutes20 min42 seconds42 s

How We Met

Never Underestimate a Dating App

We met on Hinge - Ashley had been on the app for a month and was feeling disheartened. Matt was on the app for 3 hours. Ashley liked his photo (not a great one, in his opinion) and a conversation began. Both knew they were not wasting time and knew what they wanted. A first date happened 10 days later and lasted for more than 7 hours. Matt knew that day and it took a little longer for Ashley to accept her feelings, but they both knew they had met the person they would marry. The rest is history! It has been a whirlwind ride - but we are so thankful that God brought us to each other, and we are so excited to start our lives together!

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