Michael's story: I really haven’t dated much. I have been praying for God to send me someone I can spend the rest of my life. Through heartbreak and dates that fell through, I was about to give up. I decided to give it one more try. I reactivated my Upward dating app and just scrolled to see who was on there. I came across this one girl who had a beautiful smile that caught my eye. I prayed that God would give me the opportunity to just meet and get to know her. I hearted her profile and closed the app. Later got a notification that she liked me back. I wrote a message and prayed the same prayer again and sent the message. And what do you know she answered back! We talked about horror movies as well as other movies we loved all day that day! I don't even remember the whole day because I just could not stop talking with her. We had our first date at Woodchuck's in Senatobia where we talked about different things that happened in our lives and just got to know each other better! Here we are today getting ready to spend the rest of our lives together! Rebecca is my treasure from heaven that God blessed me with, and that I will cherish for the rest of my life! Who would have thought that seeing that girl with a beautiful smile was going to be my future wife! Rebecca's story: I have been single my entire life, and at 34, it was starting to become very discouraging. I have always desired to be married, and to share my life with someone. So in October of 2023, I decided to try online dating...again. I had tried it years before, and I hated it, but I was not having any luck in my daily life. It was never the ideal way I pictured to actually meet someone, and I encountered many duds over the year that I was on and off of the apps. I was never able to talk to anyone longer than 3 days, and I was ready to give up. But on November 2, 2024, that all changed... This guy liked my profile on Upward, an app for Christian singles. As I glanced through his page, I saw that we had many things in common, but I didn't get too excited, since other guys that like my profile were always a waste of time. However, I believe God fully led me to give him a chance, because I almost didn't like him back. The thought of that now really makes me sad, because I would have missed out on the greatest gift I've ever received! When I liked him back, he sent me a message rather quickly and asked me if I had any siblings! My first thought was " oh wow, he actually wants to have a conversation!" That simple question started it all, and we have literally talked every single day since! He has sent me a "Good Morning" text every single day, and he has been so intentional in his consistent pursuit of me, which has never wavered. He knew what he wanted, and he got it! ;) A month and a half later, we went on our first date! That date sparked more dates, and before we knew it, we wanted to hang out all the time! We saw Wicked in the theater, spent NYE together watching fireworks at the park in the freezing cold, went bowling, went to the circus, and talked for many hours on the phone in between dates! The first time we held hands, he was scared, the first time we kissed, I was scared, but we both pushed through our own individual fears to get to the core of each other, and eventually we fell in love! It is a love I never believed was possible for me, and I am BEYOND grateful to God for bringing Michael into my life! He is exactly what I prayed for, and his soul reflects all the lists I have made over the years! He is the most patient, respectful, attentive, sweet, kindhearted, tender, loving, and funny man I've ever known. His humor is my favorite, it is subtle and quiet, and he is funny without even trying. He is simply the best man I could have ever dreamed of calling my husband, and I can't wait to become his wife!!

Michael's side: Rebecca knew that eventually I was going to propose. The thing is Rebecca is hard to surprise! I picked out a ring online that I was going to get her, but then we went to Zale's to get ring sizes, and one of the rings she tried on she really loved. I chose that ring, but kept it a secret. The original proposal date was going to be November, 2 our one year anniversary, but I accidently let the cat out of the bag. I was going to propose on my birthday to throw her off, but when I finally got the ring, I just could not wait any longer. September 12, was the night I planned to propose. I was so nervous. Kept going with different scenarios in my mind how to do it. I just decided to go for it. We went to the bedroom to snuggle and finish Big Brother. Before Rebecca got comfortable, I gave her a love letter that I wrote. While she read it out loud, I put the ring behind me. After reading it, I showed her the ring. She was very surprised and started to cry. She gave me a hug before she gave me an answer and finally said YES!!! Rebecca's side: November 2, 2025 was supposed to be THE day! It would be a year to the day that we met, but he let the secret slip. We looked at rings online, and at Zales, and he said there were 2 he was considering. I thought I had it all figured out, but I was in for a surprise... September 12, 2025, was just another day for a relaxing evening together. I arrived at his house, with my huge t-shirt, my ponytail, and my face makeup free. He prepared a delicious, carb heavy dinner, and we sat down to watch some tv! We started with a video that made me a little emotional, and then we started catching up on 2 episodes of Big Brother! He came and sat next to me on the couch like he always does. I was enjoying some Reeses Miniatures, and I offered him one. He declined, so I ate it myself! We finished one episode of Big Brother, and I asked if he wanted to go lay down to finish the next one. He said "...Yea...sure..", which made me respond "Do you not want to?". He said "No, I do...", and he made his way to his bedroom. At this moment, as I lingered in the kitchen to put the Reeses away, and put our dishes in the sink, I'm thinking " He's being weird, is he ok?". Now, I tend to get in my head sometimes, so I just ignored that thought, and met him in the bedroom. As I walked in, he turned and gave me a little smile, and I made my way passed him, around to the other side of the bed. He then stopped me and said, "Before we start Big Brother I have something for you!". I said "Aw, you do?". "It's a love note", he said. He gave it to me, and I began to read it. Now, we have written a few love notes to each other, so, I didn't think anything of it. As I began to read his sweet words, I soaked them in, feeling so seen and loved. As I made my way to the last sentence, he had written quote from How I Met Your Mother, and the last sentence read "With that, I want to ask you a question, but in person..." I look at him, still a little confused, but also suspiciously like "What is he doing?.." He said " These past 10 months have been the best of my life, and I don't want to wait anymore. Will you continue to make me the happiest man in the world by becoming my wife?" He pulled out the ring that was snugged into a beautiful, rose shaped box, and I just proceed to joyously sob into my hands for like 2 mins straight, all while he is holding the ring in his hand. I gave him a big hug and he put it on my finger and said "Do you see which ring it is?" I had not even looked at the ring until this moment! It was the ring we picked out together at Zales!! I am still SO obsessed with it! I didn't notice until after that he didn't even get one knee, but I didn't care. It was perfect!! After all the excitement, we just cuddled and finished Big Brother, and we ended the evening the happiest that we both have ever been! I love you so much, Bug! I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together!