Nico and Janelle met on Coffee Meets Bagel—a dating app so unpopular, it actually worked. At the start of the COVID shutdown, Janelle decided to try her very first dating app. Within a few weeks, she received a message from Nico that simply read, “How is quarantining going? :)” She replied instantly, and they began talking every day. Originally, they planned to wait until the pandemic was over to meet in person, but it quickly became clear that wasn’t going to happen anytime soon. In the meantime, they deepened their connection through daily conversations and virtual date nights filled with documentaries and livestream concerts. About a month later, they decided to meet in person. The connection was immediate. They ordered Thai food, talked for ten hours straight, and ended the night watching a YouTube concert—this time, side by side. From that moment on, Nico planned thoughtful and romantic weekly date nights, making the early days of their relationship feel magical despite the global uncertainty. The rest, as they say, is history.