We matched on Hinge over our shared love of Tambers in Baltimore. We met at a dog park/beer garden, but we didn't bring any dogs (Ted had a history of being bullied by big dogs). Jen had just finished her Saturday shift at NIH and intended it to be a coffee date per her personal first date rulebook, but quickly realized this was not like any of her prior dates. Ajay had just helped his friends move and was really looking forward to some caffeine and being, as his Instagram story put it, "in dog heaven." We quickly bonded over our high school Tumblr eras, shared passion for Sci-Fi movies, Baltimore, and much more. We even found out that we shared a close mutual friend (it truly is Smalltimore). Little did we both know, a date that was supposed to last two hours ended up stretching into coffee + a full dinner and an amazing relationship for the past 4+ years.