It was December 2016… Madi had recently moved back to New England and her PhD program at Dartmouth was just getting underway. Her friend “Turtle Beth” took it upon herself to create a Tinder profile for Madi and threw her into the world of online dating. The timing could not have been more perfect. Jonas was home in Thetford for the holidays. He was keeping busy while recovering from a minor surgery by swiping through tinder profiles and on December 2nd, they matched. While Jonas was trying to craft some witty pickup line that would get her attention, Madi beat him to the punch: “Hey Jonas! Where’s that ukulele-on-the-lake picture? Looks beautiful”. Eager to meet this forward and confident woman, Jonas didn’t waste any time.“Hi Madi! That’s Puget Sound, which stole part of my heart while I was at school in Tacoma. Between Dartmouth, mountains, Washington, and mutual friends I think we probably have a lot to talk about. Want to thank Tinder for its services and meet in real life like real people?” Two days later Madi arrived at the Cole house on Thetford Hill and was welcomed by Jonas’ mother, Liz. Yes, their first date was in the living room at Jonas’ house and his mother was present. Madi considered this to be a display of comfort and confidence from the man that she had just met. Two days after that Madi invited Jonas to her birthday party and the rest is history.