Like many modern love stories, ours began with a swipe—Declan and I matched on Hinge. But before agreeing to meet, I (Rainey) did what any self-respecting woman would do: conducted a full background check through mutual friends to make sure he wasn’t a serial killer. Thankfully, he passed with flying colors. We met in June 2020, at the height of COVID, when date options were pretty much limited to parks and... more parks. What was supposed to be a short walk turned into 13 miles of nonstop talking, laughing, and slowly realizing that something special was happening. From that day on, we’ve never stopped walking through life together—one laugh, one mile, and one inside joke at a time. Our relationship has grown through countless “type 2 fun” adventures—the kind that are slightly painful in the moment but unforgettable (and hilarious) in hindsight.