They say food brings people together, and that’s exactly what happened. It was a normal afternoon in a familiar place, yet it marked the first time we met. A simple look and a small smile changed everything, though in that moment, we hadn’t realized it yet. After meeting for the first time and quickly exchanging information, we later shared our first date. We talked for hours, moving from topic to topic, sharing our stories as if we were racing to get to know each other. From the very beginning, we both sensed something different in one another—as if our values were instinctively aligned, and we knew we had found the one.