Conor and Megan came together the old-fashioned way: ye ol’ dating app, Hinge. And while that part may not be unique, everything since has been. On our first date, we skipped the “what’s your favorite color?” questions and dove straight into the important stuff — the can I see myself spending the rest of my life with this person? kind of stuff. Like: are you an IPA person or a lager person? Once we got through that, we jumped into the easy stuff: passions, expectations, loss, and fears, etc... We laid it all out there — no judgment, just curiosity and empathy. It was refreshing, heart-wrenching, and perfect. We left that date feeling heard and understood in a way we weren’t familiar with, and it inspired me (Conor) to believe that maybe I had a chance with someone like Megan. Every day since, I’ve felt that same inspiration.