John: Wedding Invitees, I’m going to tell you an incredible story: The story of how I met Melissa. You All: Are we being punished for something? John: No You All: Is this going to take a while? John: Yes Narrator: 5 years ago, Melissa and John were in Atlanta living completely separate lives. He was an upstart tech bro with no job, and she was an established event planner on a series of bad first dates. Both resorting to the final option, dating apps. Destiny had a plan, and somehow Melissa still swiped right on John because he said he liked dogs. A drinks date was set for a Thursday in January. Melissa was a little late (or 45 mins depending on who you ask) while John was waiting while going on the third PBR. As Melissa was trying to play cool (this is probably just another Hinge date where we wont speak after tonight) John is texting his roommate to get the Xbox ready because “this girl hates me, be home soon” As the night went on, both John and Melissa started to relax and (most importantly) laugh. Assisted by the liquid courage of spicy margs, they laughed and talked until 3AM. As the weeks went on, it became assumed that plans would be made together every weekend. One night, John dropped a bomb that he would be moving to NYC at the end of August. It was agreed that dates would continue, only now, a relationship expiration date has been set. Friends and family rolled their eyes and didn’t believe for one second that the relationship would expire. As the date approached, they went out to celebrate their 6 month + (almost) end of relationship. Only then, the plot thickens. John was the first to break, declare his love, and ask the question that would change everything. “Will you move to New York with me?”