Natalie and Mark soldiered through the mechanical engineering program at Lehigh University as best friends and stayed in frequent contact after graduating. Fast forward a couple years, and Mark was slated to move to Wisconsin for two years for work. Before Mark left, they made sure to plan a casual hangout, as they had done so many times in the past. Except, this was the first time EVER that they were both single. Natalie stayed the whole weekend, Mark's move never happened (though they were committed to doing long distance by that point, anyways), and the rest is history!