We met on Hinge in 2021 when the world was still not normal. We both did not love using dating apps, but we are so glad we did. We are still unsure if we matched because Nick works in Milford, which is close to Shauna's house, or if it was when Shauna was visiting her aunt close to the Plymouth area. Once we had matched, we only sent a few messages back and forth in which Nick had to double-message Shauna because she did not respond to one of Nick's messages. We very quickly set up a date and a place to meet in person because we wanted to avoid dealing with the small talk back and forth. Our first date was at Welly's the day before Nick's birthday. After about 10 minutes of getting-to-know-you small talk, Nick cut straight to the point of who he was and what he was looking for, which checked off a lot of Shauna's boxes. We spent hours talking and did not want the night to end. Shauna left that night looking forward to the next time she could see Nick, which was uncommon for her after a first date, and she knew she liked Nick. In the week following, we went on a few more dates and quickly knew we wanted to be together. After a month, Nick asked Shauna to be his girlfriend on Labor Day weekend, and the rest was history.