Kelsey and Eric are one of those rare online dating stories — the kind with a truly happy ending. It was early 2021. COVID restrictions were still in place, and with a “why not?” mindset, Eric signed up for Bumble. Just seven minutes away, Kelsey, exhausted by the dating scene, had turned it into a game — she was going to go on a date with someone for every letter of the alphabet. Then she saw Eric. Suddenly, the game could wait. Just one date, she thought. They scheduled it for January 22nd, but neither could wait that long. So, on January 21st, they met up for what they called a “pre-date” at a local dive bar called Nick’s Place. And, well… It all started at Nick’s Place.