Min was born in Korea and moved to Tampa, FL when she was in 10th grade. She attended University of Florida for undergrad and Loma Linda University for dental school. She works as a dentist for a non-profit/community clinic. She is an ESFP. She is a shy extrovert and her love language is acts of service. Andrew was born and raised in New York. He attended Boston University for undergrad and is now working as a mechanical engineer for Boeing. He has lived in Washington since 2009 and is an INTJ. He is an outgoing introvert and his love language is quality time. Although Min and Andrew are very different people, they both value being a follower of Christ, their families, and friends.

Our story could have started in 2011. Min and Andrew both applied and got accepted to a (nerd) conference taking place in Seattle, WA run by the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association. Min had to change plans last minute and wasn't able to attend the conference. However, this was a good thing; Min and Andrew both agree the relationship probably wouldn't have lasted if they met in 2011, haha. In 2020, the same conference was being held in Seattle, WA again. A mutual friend (Hi Stella!) separately asked both Min and Andrew if they were single and if they'd be interested in a long distance relationship. Both of them said "Sure" without putting much thought into it. After a couple dates in LA and Seattle, they decided to be an official couple on 3/13/2020 which was about one week before the national lockdown.

Being in a long distance relationship during Covid was difficult. Min and Andrew weren't able to physically see each other for 3 months due to the lockdown. They did video chat every day and this caused Andrew to think things were going well (HA!). Video chatting wasn't ideal, but it was better than talking on the phone. Min felt she wasn't dating a real person and that she was dating a digital avatar. This led to their first argument/fight (Or as Min would like to say, "Intense Discussion"). Long story short, Andrew saw the value in meeting in person and prioritizing it. The Covid restrictions eventually eased and the next couple months consisted of being able to see each other on a monthly basis.

Andrew and Min decided to go ring shopping in Washington after dating for several months. Andrew remembered what Min liked and purchased the ring. The only issue was he had to pick up the ring in Oregon (Saving on sales tax!) and didn't know how to pick it up without making it obvious. Andrew thought he was slick and had the perfect alibi (He didn't). Here's a little bit of background. Arron is Andrew's roommate and they both have a friend living in Oregon. The conversation went something like this between Min and Andrew: Andrew: "Hey, Arron asked me if I wanted to go to Portland with him to meet up Stefan and check out some food places" Min: "Wait, Arron asks you to go to Portland ONCE and you decide to go with him?! I told you I wanted to go to Portland MULTIPLE times and you kept saying 'noooo, I don't like Portland'." Andrew was in deep trouble because he didn't remember this conversation at all. (Hi fellas, girls remember everything. EVERYTHING!). Andrew fumbled with his words and promised they'll go to Portland some day. Till this day, Min and Andrew still haven't been to Portland together. Andrew eventually picked up the ring and in order to reduce suspicion, he told Min that they should check out some other jewelry stores in SoCal next time he visits. This surprisingly worked.

Little bit of background: Every time Andrew visited Min in SoCal, he would bring a gift or food. She asked him to stop bringing expensive things and he promised. Andrew decided to propose the next time he visited Min. She picked him up at the airport and the next day decided to go on a hike together. The topic of bringing expensive gifts/food came up and Min said "You really didn't bring anything expensive this time, right?" This is where Andrew froze; he's a terrible liar. His response was "uhhhhhhhhh, no?" Now if Andrew was a good planner, he could have brought the ring on his hike and this would have been an awesome proposal story, but Andrew is a terrible planner. He followed up by saying "I brought something expensive and it's the engagement ring...except I don't have it now" (wah wah). Good news was this was a surprise to Min since she didn't know Andrew bought the ring. They both went back home and that is when Andrew proposed.