Despite both growing up in Dallas and being part of the Jewish community, Sam and Paulina did not meet until after college. They had many mutual friends and began running into each other at various birthday parties and events, but they did not actually speak until a Christmas party (yes, we know—that’s very ironic)! After that Christmas party, things really took off at an event called the “Matzah Ball,” an annual party for Jewish young adults held on Christmas Eve. Paulina’s sister, Rachel, encouraged Sam to ask Paulina for her number, but he responded, “I’ll just match with her on J-Swipe”… classic! True to his word, Sam re-downloaded the app, matched with Paulina—and the rest is history!