Natalie: When I first moved to Atlanta, the most important thing to me was finding a great community like the one I had at the University of Florida. I knew the Cathedral of Christ the King had an active young adult group, so on September 10th, 2021, I went to my first event—a worship and social night—bravely on my own. After the event, everyone lingered outside the church, catching up with friends, and I promised myself that before leaving, I would talk to at least one new person. I found a small group to chat with and was just about to head out when a sweet girl from the young adult leadership team invited me to ride with her to Fellini’s Pizza, where everyone usually gathers afterward. I gladly said yes, and thirty minutes later, I found myself sitting at a table directly across from a very handsome man who introduced himself as Braxton. As we talked throughout the evening with the group, I learned that he worked at Deloitte (a fun Big 4 consulting rivalry, I thought), studied engineering and was a D1 swimmer at the University of Alabama (smart AND athletic), and served on the young adult leadership team (a man of faith!!). Despite feeling immediately charmed and realizing that he checked all my imaginary boxes and more, I spent the next month convincing myself that I definitely did not have a crush on him. Braxton: I had recently joined the Cathedral of Christ the King young adult group leadership team and was really excited to help lead my first event, a worship and social night. After the event, I walked over to Fellini’s where everyone ate dinner and socialized. I sat down at a table and was thrilled to see a beautiful girl take the seat across from me. We chatted that night and I realized she wasn’t only beautiful, but also incredibly funny, outgoing, compassionate, and smart. I knew I wanted to see her again. And so, we started to hang out in group settings, getting to know each other while also making other great friends in the process. I was not only struck by Natalie’s beauty (she really is the most beautiful girl in the world), but over those first few weeks, I found myself daydreaming about her, replaying conversations in my mind, thinking about questions I wanted to ask her, and when I might see her again. The more we talked, the more I wanted to get to know her. I found Natalie the most interesting person I had ever met, and so, naturally, I wanted to date her. There was only one problem: Natalie was almost always surrounded by friends. But after Mass one day, as I stood outside the Cathedral chatting with my family, I spotted Natalie out of the corner of my eye, walking up the parking garage stairs—alone. In the middle of a sentence, I blurted out something like, “I love you, I’ve got to go!” and ran after her. I’m sure my family thought I had completely lost it. I rushed to the top of the parking garage, searching desperately for her, and after a few excruciating moments, I began to think I had missed my chance. Then, to my surprise, I saw Natalie driving toward me. She rolled down her window, and I told her how much I had enjoyed getting to know her over the past few weeks and that I would love to continue doing so. I asked if she would go out on a date with me. Natalie smiled but didn’t say anything at first, and I worried that I had completely misread everything. But then I noticed how surprised and just as nervous she was. So I asked, “Is that a yes?” To my great relief, she said yes, she would love to. We went on our first date the very next day and never looked back.