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Chris Housley

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Heather Jones

June 20, 2026

Sebastopol, CA
78 days78 d3 hours3 h27 minutes27 min19 seconds19 s

How we met

It all started on a dating app called "Fitness Singles"....

We love our story because it’s so perfectly us—two not-so-hardcore-about-fitness people meeting on a hardcore-fitness dating app. Yet somehow, that’s exactly where we found each other… and once we started talking, we just couldn’t stop.... Heather’s Story: Freshly single after 18 years, I signed up for the app out of curiosity—What does dating even look like now? It was my very first day, and after swiping through a sea of 50+ aged men's “nope” profiles, things were looking pretty hopeless. Then I saw him. Chris's was the first profile I actually clicked on and he had the kindest smile —"he's so cute!", I thought. Then I noticed he lived in California, while I was firmly rooted in Colorado. "Well… too bad." What I didn’t realize was that visiting his profile would notify him and soon after, he sent me a message. I don’t recall the exact words, but I remember the feeling: thoughtful, philosophical, intriguing. I hadn’t even paid for the app yet, but I subscribed immediately just so I could write him back. Chris’s Story: I had been on a few different dating apps for a while and was starting to think that there just wasn't anyone out there for me. In fact, I was thinking of closing all of my accounts. Then I received a notification that someone had viewed my profile and I checked to see who it was. Her profile picture was an alpine meadow—no photos of her at all—but her words were so warm, genuine, and so much like me that I felt an instant connection. Before I ever saw her face, I already felt drawn to her. And the rest… Very quickly, it felt like we already knew each other—completely. After flying back and forth, including Chris visiting Colorado during a full-blown Arctic Blast (average temps: –10°F and wind-chill -20°F… true love, confirmed), we knew we wanted to spend our lives together. This is only the beginning of our love story.....

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