We matched on Tinder in October 2020! Katie was the brave one who messaged first.

We had a night-time picnic at Heather Farms Park in Walnut Creek. We ate snacks, watched Practical Magic on Cynthia's laptop and chatted for 6 hours. From that day on, we were attached at the hip!

We moved in together in April 2022. We still live in that same one bedroom apartment on Camel Lane and we love our little home.

We adopted 2 cats, Kiki and Willow, very soon after moving in together. Even though our beloved Kiki was put to rest in 2025, she will always be our baby.

Cynthia proposed to Katie at Towne Center Bookshop in Pleasanton. Our home and our lives are surrounded by books so it was only right that so was our proposal!