
Ian and Marigrace met online in 2020. Their first date was a video call. but their first real date was a walk through Loring Park, where they found a bench and talked for hours before getting dinner.

Over the next two years they happily dated. They went on trips, met each other's friends and celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays together.

In August 2022, Ian and Marigrace were running errands when Ian suggested they go for a walk through Loring Park. They found themselves at the same bench they sat on during their first date.