It all started with a webinar. Sanket saw Siri presenting and was instantly intrigued—not just because she was a confident, sharp girl who knew her stuff, but also because she somehow made tech updates sound cool. Siri, on the other hand, barely noticed him… until the very next day when she saw his LinkedIn request. Subtle, Sanket. Very subtle. Months later, they met in person for the first time at the company Christmas party. Siri almost didn’t go, but peer pressure won. She made her way over to say hi to a coworker, and before she could even finish her greeting, Sanket appeared—ready with a smile and a very intentional introduction. They ended up talking the whole night while keeping an eye on the Ohio State game (side note: it wasn’t actually OSU but the game had playoff implications for Ohio State). Something just clicked. But the night ended, and no digits were exchanged. Sanket flew back to Atlanta wondering if he’d imagined the whole thing. Siri, meanwhile, was on the phone with her friends, gushing about this amazing guy she’d just met. That Monday, Sanket made his move. He sent a very direct Teams message—cool, confident, and complete with his phone number. Siri responded… by not responding. At least not to that part. Instead, they started chatting on Teams. Every. Single. Day. Sanket was trapped in a corporate chat limbo—talking for hours, laughing nonstop, and wondering, Is this flirting? Are we just good coworkers? Why won’t she use my number? Does she know she has my number? (She did. She screenshotted it and sent it to her friends immediately.) Weeks passed, and Siri kept up the mystery. Finally, they moved their conversations off Teams, and eventually, they had their first real date in Austin just after Valentine’s Day. The next day, Siri casually dropped the line, “So… what are we?” and just like that, Sanket realized he hadn’t been imagining it after all. From that first webinar to nonstop conversations, from mixed signals to complete certainty—we took “circling back” to a whole new level.