In 2019, both Julia and Michael accepted sales positions at Yelp and although an exciting new career was in sight, they never saw love coming. On November 4th, they both began Yelp’s sales training program however never spoke a word. Michael saw Julia as a quiet and shy young woman and Julia saw Michael as "a lot" and “too much”. It wasn’t until December 19th at Hotel Chantelle (a bar in the Lower East Side) that the couple officially met. Being that the Christmas party was taking place that night, Michael was dressed in a suit and finally caught Julia’s eye. At the party, Julia was talking to Yelp's training director because she was the number 1 rep in Yelp’s training program…however Michael was not, but he looked good. :) With liquid confidence in his system Michael decided to walk up to the training director (who clearly did not want to talk to him) who introduced him to Julia in order to dodge his conversation. Lucky for them, they hit it off immediately! They talked and talked until the party was over. Not wanting to part, they found another bar (Soho Park) and continued to get to know one another. They both opened up to each other more than 2 strangers should. They spoke of past relationships, current struggles, medical conditions, and life in general. That night, Michael felt “that special connection” we all see in love movies and it was right then and there that he realized there was something special about Julia, and there was!