We met briefly a few times through a mutual friend at bar trivia and in passing at house parties. (2016) Thankful to our friend who started frequently talking us up to each other (2016-2017) Progressed with flirting at a Super Bowl party and Rachel pursuing Mark via Facebook Messenger (Feb 2017) Led to a 6 hour first date (Feb 26 2017) Continued through a year of long distance and traveling cross-country to see each other (Oct 2017-Oct 2018) Mark graciously allowed Rachel to move in to his home. (Oct 2018) Survived COVID quarantine (2020) and renovated Mark's house together (Dec 2020-Feb 2021) He proposed and she said yes! (Feb 28 2021) And now we're getting married. (Sept 17 2022)