Tarif flew in to New York from Dubai in March 2011 to spend a week with his boys, relaxing and taking in all of the sights and sounds that NYC had to offer. Little did he know, his life was about to turn upside down…. Mary had just come back from a trip to Italy with one of her besties, where she had secretly wished for her true love to come into her life at the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Little did she know what fate had in store for her that week.... Having missed each several times, the stars finally aligned on that one evening when Mary met Tarif. As Mary pulled up to Aladdin restaurant in New Jersey, she saw her friends pulling up as well. She got out of the car and was greeted by a tall, dark, and handsome man whom she had heard so much about from her friend, Nisrine on the drive over. "Hi, I'm Mimo," she says as she holds out her hand. "Hi! You're Mimo?! I'm Tito!" He says as she shakes it. Slightly perplexed, she smiles dryly and walks into the restaurant and takes her seat, not sure what to make of this Tito. Tarif's friends had warned him of Mary's attitude, and he was someone who enjoyed taking on a challenge. After several hours of bantering back and forth, as well as numerous pranks that included spiking Mary's coffee with Redbull and eating her last piece of kunnafe, Mary and Tarif agreed to meet in Dubai when she flew in to interview a couple of days later..... The rest was history.