We met in high school at our small Catholic school. Although we had a lot of the same friends, we never talked extensively until junior year. That year, we were in a lot of the same classes, including English. Rose texted Dakota asking him a question that she already knew the answer to as an excuse to talk to him. Although he answered it wrong, we started texting that day and never stopped. Through long distance relationships in both college and graduate school, our relationship has lasted. We are so excited after 11 years of dating to finally be getting married!