"February 2020. Melissa had just graduated college and was living in Santa Barbara and Alex had just moved into town from Washington. The two of them swiped right on each other...very original. Alex liked Melissa's taste in music, and Melissa liked that Alex seemed adventurous. They met up the next day for coffee and chilaquiles. A morning date turned into a six-hour-long date where Melissa showed Alex all around SB. Alex was smitten, to say the least, and Melissa was curious." Nearly 5 years, a pandemic, two master's degrees, and two apartments later, and here we are!