Many of us were still in the hopeful, fragile process of trying to find our person just as the pandemic began in earnest. The challenges of dating suddenly included elevated mortality risks and the somewhat unromantic zombie-apocalypse vibe. At first, I was a little daunted. Face masks are not cute. Contagious airborne respiratory diseases make a mediocre ice-breaker. Then I realized, that as a pretty determined person, I might be more likely to find a similarly determined partner in exactly these kind of adversarial conditions. I kept my doubts at bay and did what I could to keep myself vertical, and presentable and resolved to hope for the best. After a bracing dip in the online dating pool, I decided that it was either hopeless or I needed a break, possibly both, and I was in the process of politely dis-engaging from online conversations when Trinity and I bumped into each other. Online dating is tough, but maybe the difficulty is the feature, not the flaw? Why did I expect it to be easy to find someone so rare? Online profiles are not always as authentic as we might hope, but it is impossible to fake intelligence, and humor. I immediately saw that Trinity has metric tons of both. We spoke on the phone right away. She had noticed, in one of my photos, a coffee cup on my counter, a kinda hilarious one that my nephews gave me. I liked that she was extremely perceptive, and happy that we had a similar sense of humor. We talked on the phone and made plans to meet up. I thought it would be a reasonable to meet at my favorite local bar since it was easy for both of us to get to. We were going to meet on Thursday, but Trinity asked to meet on Friday, partly to see how I handled a minor inconvenience. I was scheduled to get two crowns on Friday, but I decided I did not want to wait to meet. I kept my dental appointment downtown, and rode my motorcycle to meet Trinity in Southpark. Trinity is a beautiful woman with a warm, genuine smile. When we first saw each other I stood, walked over to her and we hugged. If I had read any hesitation on her part, or felt any on mine, I would not have. We felt very comfortable together. I am not sure what we talked about at first. I remember smiling even though my jaw felt a bit stiff. We sat in our booth and the time flowed like cool, clear glassy water. Suddenly we had simply been there for a very long time. I walked Trinity to her car. I didn't really think about it. I just wanted to stay near her. We made plans to go out on a date the next day, and then the next. We continue to make plans to see each other, so much so, that we have decided to plan on being together forever. Thank you for sharing in our Joy and, really, in our triumph, because we got lucky, very lucky. We found each other despite some long odds and a pandemic and today we celebrate that, and happily share our love for each other with you.