It started with an app, 3.5 hours of distance, and a whole lot of hope. Ray and Marcy found each other on Coffee Meets Bagel — which, as Ray once wrote in a card, made him "so glad I went on a date with a complete stranger from the internet." And honestly? Same. They were both at a point in their lives where they were ready to date seriously, and Coffee Meets Bagel felt like the right step. Their first date was just the beginning. What followed were two years of Marcy and Ray traveling back and forth between Fresno and Ventura, learning each other's quirks, meeting each other's families, and talking late into the night about faith, friendship, and the future. With the encouragement of some very firm (and very wise) friends, and with a lot of hope from the Lord, they discerned what they already knew in their hearts: they were better together. So here they are — still so glad they went on that date with a complete stranger.