None of this would have happened if it weren't for Covid. I was living in Memphis at the time while Max lived in New Orleans. Max's brother, Skyler, had a party at his house in Atlanta to celebrate his birthday and St. Patrick's Day. Luckily, my work for that weekend was canceled due to Covid so I was able to go to Atlanta for this party. Although Max and I have known each other for a long time I consider this night the time we actually met. I saw him dancing at the bar after the party and that's all it took to impress me and I knew I was interested! I asked him if i could buy him a drink which he declined and bought me a drink instead. About a month later we met halfway between Memphis and New Orleans in Jackson, MS for our first date.