Rudi had just taken the July 2022 California Bar Exam, had moved to San Francisco from Berkeley, and was waiting for her biglaw job to start in October. While she waited, she dusted off her Hinge profile, made a dating spreadsheet, and embarked on a full-throttle, hunger games style search for her future husband. For a few months, she went on a steady stream of Hinge dates, but couldn't find the right connection. So, on the night before her first day of work, as she laid out her suit, Rudi laid her dating profile to rest and paused her membership. It was time to get busy billing after all. But while Rudi was done with the app, the app wasn't done with her. Hinge informed Rudi that, despite the pause in her membership, several men had already viewed her profile and might still send her a "like" if they were interested. Enter Nate. Nate had also been on a series of dates and short-term relationships using Hinge but to no avail. That's when he spotted her. Nate thought Rudi was out of his league--she was sure to be one of those girls who'd chat for a little while only to disappear once a first date was proposed. Nevertheless, he decided to shoot his shot. Nate knew that, to stand out, he had to engage Rudi's mind and soul and deliver a "fire" pick-up line. So he clicked the like button on one of her prompts and said: "I like your quote ♡" And it worked! Two years and even better pick-up lines later, Nate proposed to Rudi in the appropriately-named Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden in Long Beach, CA. And now they are excited for you to witness them make their Hinge match legally-binding :)