We first met during an Indie Flea Market at Armature Works in July 2018. We did not immediately exchange numbers and lost contact for a few months. We re-met at a Halloween party in October. Rebecca immediately recognized Arsen because he was wearing the same Russian soccer jersey as he wore on their initial meeting. Arsen then was able to find Rebecca on Facebook and Rebecca responded by giving him a well thought out waving hand emoji 👋🏽. We went out on our first date on 11/23/18. We were quickly drawn to each other and our conversation felt natural and smooth. Arsen surprised Rebecca by taking her on a trip in August 2020. She did not know where they were going and thought they were driving to Savannah. Arsen kept driving north until reaching a plantation just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. We got engaged in Charleston, South Carolina on August 27, 2020 by the famous pineapple fountain (see picture below). Rebecca loves pineapples, this was a complete and amazing surprise for her.