We had been messaging on Instagram for a while when Roger finally worked up the courage to ask me on a date. We decided, as many potential couples do, to go for bowling and a pizza buffet. The first thing he said to me when he got out of his car was "I hit a dog on my way here", which was fortunately not a sign of things to come. After a few rounds of bowling, we took off to the pizza place and bonded over our love of white cheese and desserts on dough. As weird as it sounds, I'm so thankful for stinky bowling shoes and carb buffets because that day changed my life forever.