I saw Bret in the "You May Know" section on Facebook so I decided to poke him (it used to be a thing, I swear). Half a year later, he finally noticed. He poked me back, we messaged and went on a date on Capitol Hill the next day. There was an immediate connection. We were drawn together forever when, a few days later, my brother, Marshall, passed away from cancer. In the midst of the sadness, we got to really know who the other man was. And we fell in love.