In a lucky moment, our paths crossed when Vanessa chose to give Bumble a try the one weekend she was home in Northern New Jersey to celebrate her birthday with her family. She was close enough to match with someone from Uptown Manhattan, including someone hoping to connect with a "warm and kindhearted" person. The connection was instant and sustained a "medium distance" relationship in our final months of college. From New York to Philadelphia, through college and COVID, we overcame it together, knowing the shared future we could not wait to forge.