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Monica Arellano

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Eric DeLeon

June 19, 2026

Lubbock, TX
2 days2 d22 hours22 h11 minutes11 min24 seconds24 s

Our First Chapters

Our First Chapters: Written by Eric Our story doesn’t start with bumping into each other in a bookstore or reaching for the same coffee order (though we fully support that vibe). It starts the way many great modern love stories do: on a dating app… and with a very serious question — “What’s your favorite Beatles song?” Naturally, this led to exciting conversations, undeniable chemistry, and the quiet realization that something big might be happening. Somewhere between playlists and late-night conversations, we both started thinking the same thing: wow…this might be it. For the first year and a half, we lived almost a hundred miles apart — which basically means our love story featured a lot of highway miles, gas station snacks, and hours upon hours on the phone. There were long drives, countdowns to the next visit, and more “I’ll call you when I get home” texts than we can count. And somehow, every mile just made the next hello sweeter. Two years later, we still can’t confidently answer that very first Beatles question. But we’re absolutely certain about everything that matters. Sometimes we joke about what might have happened if we’d met twenty years earlier — but the truth is, meeting exactly when we did was kind of perfect. Right time. Right song. Right person. And we can’t wait for the next chapter.

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