Rohan hesitated just a moment before offering to share his seat with the girl in a yellow dress who had rushed onto the bus at the last moment. She talked nonstop for the next hour. For the next several months they repeated this routine every day. He was smitten...and she was oblivious.

College Friend: "You're still dating your high school sweetheart?" [meets said sweetheart] "Never break up with them!" Sure, we had some regrets while driving across Massachusetts in blizzards...but we each got double the college friends and fun!

What if we moved to the nation's capital, got the best roommates (each other), dove into our careers, built a community, hosted friends constantly, and adopted the best pup? Sounds like a good deal — I'm in!

Pursuing the very best graduate program for Rohan meant moving a little further away than planned. It also meant joining the very best "cult" that not only kept us sane and supported through a global pandemic, but also gained us incredible lifelong friends...and a few professional skills too.

It's nearly impossible to surprise Maïca, but Rohan pulled it off with an unexpected proposal at one of our favorite places — Cape Cod! Now that we're back in Boston we come out all the time, and we can't wait to celebrate here with YOU!