We matched on Tinder and began talking all day every day. It wasn't long before we both knew this would have to go somewhere. We met in person for the first time the day before Rylie moved to Colorado, and something organic just clicked. Fast forward a few months and Mick made it official while Rylie was in Florida for the holidays. Things grew quickly and for nearly a year, Mick and Rylie maintained a long distance relationship. We video chatted every single night for 10 months, and sent each other care packages. Through COVID-19, through rough days and good ones, across nearly 2000 miles, we made it work. In August of 2020, we finally moved in with each other, and the rest seems to be history. Since day 1, our connection just felt natural. One weird autistic queer adult to another, our lives became our life together. Now we get to celebrate a future together with almost everyone we hold dear. Here's to a thousand years and a thousand more.