Hi, this is Liz writing. In 2019 I was coming out of a hard time, and decided I needed a social life to remedy it. Meanwhile, Karen, on another part of the island, was going through the same thing. With the power of the internet, we both stumbled upon a tiny club for girls who loved video games. I met Karen at my second meeting with this group. I recall us playing an ice-breaker game to get to know one another - I was weirdly focused on hearing what Karen had to say about herself - she worked on a farm for years, which was and is fascinating. Karen remembers me drawing a map of the island for our club to identify the best meeting spots. How cool we both were, how many things we both knew! We both loved hanging out with this group, but Karen and I had a special connection. Karen was always clever - a master of macguyvering inventions - and thoughtful, always putting together gifts for people, helping others, thinking of things they might want. While we were friends, I kept thinking, 'someone ought to be dating this girl.' Then, one morning, Karen and I were at a diner. The waitress asked how I liked my coffee, and Karen answered for me. I thought, oh, maybe I should be the one dating this girl. And, well, now we're getting married. :)