WE’RE GETTING MARRIED

Justin’s Version I found her on Hinge, a dating app. I reached out and waited. I was surprised to get a response a day or two later. We texted for a while and she said she was bored. I was like great didn’t even get to meet her. Then she said she wanted to get out of the house and asked to meet up. We decided on axe throwing. She looked nothing like her photos. She was way more beautiful in person. I managed to still concentrate enough to win and yes I am too competitive to let her win. Apparently the meeting went well enough for her to accept an invite to bowling over week later. Again it was fun and I got to know her more because I didn’t talk much. Not that she was talking too much but I just didn’t say much. On our next outing we did a little paddle boarding on Lake Pflugerville and had a very interesting interaction with another couple, but you will have to ask about that one in person. Now, for some reason I could tell by the fourth date I was not winning her over. Probably due to my lack of talking or sharing. Truth be told I really thought she was out of my league and was very surprised we had gone out that many times. So I finally opened up more, was funny, told my best work stories and by the end of the date I made my move. Apparently I am a great kisser because she stuck around for more dates and now getting married. Thankfully I opened up on that fourth date because I later found out she planned on breaking it off with the “it’s not you it’s me” crap. Kala’s Version Well, this is a pretty crazy and super original story… hinge baby! It’s an online dating app. I was sitting on my couch one morning, living my best single life binging some Netflix series, when I got a notification from hinge. It was this guy that looked nice, made it very clear he wanted women to know he worked out, and looked active/adventurous. He didn’t seem like my type, but for some reason, I went with it. We text a bit about the basics and decided we should just meet up that day for our first date. Let’s be honest, my couch was getting uncomfortable at that point, and I literally had nothing else to do. We decided on axe throwing. I’m pretty competitive, so thought I’d give him a chance to try to hang with me. Looking back, I have no idea why I thought that since my throwing skills are horrible. So I got there first and immediately started drinking. The first meet up is always so uncomfortable and you never know if they’re actually gonna look like the dating app pictures. Well, he def didn’t have a 6 pack and for sure wasn’t 6’2”… just kidding! He was clearly the guy from the app when he walked in. Also hard to miss since there was hardly anyone at top notch (the ax place). Well…he kicked my booty, while being very respectful and sweet. I was boiling on the inside losing to this random dude. Luckily, I kept my competitive emotions locked up because had he seen how I really get when I lose, he may not have stuck around. Spoiler alert… he’s sticking around for the long haul. After the first date, I felt he was a little too quiet and reserved for me. Didn’t think he could handle my sarcasm, lack of filter and how much I can talk. I’m not sure he knows this, but I was just kinda gonna see where things went. If I I heard from him I’d prob meet up again. I got lucky because he did reach out again and we had a second date bowling and a third date paddle boarding. (If you haven’t heard the paddle boarding story, you should ask… hilarious) After 3 dates, he was still shy and quiet… not my kinda guy. I told my friend that I had to go break up with “the quiet guy.” I felt bad because he was so sweet and honest, but he was just soooooo quiet. It’s like he knew it was coming… the guy literally spilled his guts about so much that night, even made some jokes and told some crazy work stories. I think I even asked him where that guy had been on the last 3 dates. That was date 4… and by 5 he had me hooked.

I proposed on the anniversary of when we first met after a special overnight get away in Austin.