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Nicholas Crocetti

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Dominique Buffa

June 27, 2026

Rockaway, NJ
49 days49 d12 hours12 h47 minutes47 min46 seconds46 s

How We Met

A blind first date, a pandemic, and a little fate

We met through a mutual friend who worked with Nick after he moved from Maine to New York. At the time, I was 25 and Nick was 24, and we went on our first date without me having even seen a picture of him — truly walking in blind. Luckily, it worked out. My first impression was that Nick was funny and thoughtful (he even made a pie chart breaking down how he spends his time — most of it working). Nick’s first impression? That I was hot… and that he was very confused about why I was wearing a mask (it was COVID times, after all). We officially started dating on March 21, 2021. Earlier that year, a psychic had told me I would meet the man I’d marry in 2021 — and somehow, she was right. One of our most “meant to be” moments came in November 2021 when I was in a car accident. Because of COVID restrictions, Nick wasn’t allowed inside the hospital, but he left work and waited outside for hours until I was able to go home. That’s when I knew I had found someone truly special.