It all started at a convention where they would gather to celebrate their interest in Japanese animation and manga (also known as comics). They would dress up as their favorite characters and hang out with our friends and escape our simple lives for a weekend. Jasmine and Michael met through mutual friends and their friendship started with late night online chats, talking and teasing each other. Growing more as they helped guide each other through tough life decisions, and supporting each other through difficult times. Their friendship continued to blossom and remain strong through various hardships. However, Michael suddenly moved to North Carolina for work, putting a long distance between them. Despite this distance, their relationship would continue to thrive and would periodically talk about getting married and considering the start of a new life together. On June 7th, 2019, Michael went shopping with Jasmine, offered to get her a cute purse, and proceeded to give her a small box to go with her new purse. They got engaged and continued their journey from meeting and merging their two lives into one.