We first met as children. Helene was the bratty younger sister of one of my best friends, Terron . Our families were friends. The Sims lived five minutes away from us. We went to the same church. As we became adults, we stayed connected through our families and hung out as a big group from time to time. I thought that was how our relationship was going to be forever. But then our mothers got involved and thought it would be a good idea for us to start dating each other. We both laughed the suggestion off at first because we had honestly never thought of each other in a romantic way at all. But eventually I asked Helene if she wanted to hang out on New Year's Eve 2021 and she said yes. That was the best decision I could have made. My life hasn't been the same since in the best way possible.