A modern love story - the day we both swiped right. We need to start this story by winding the clock back to 2020... the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Imagine - you are quarantining at home, avoiding people and places for months at a time, wearing masks everywhere, and constantly wondering if there's going to be toilet paper at the grocery store the next time you go. It was a trying time, and it drained a lot out of everyone and everything. Who would have thought something like COVID could actually happen in today's day and age? Besides the wacky doomsday preppers, just about no one. There was one thing though that kept our spirits up: the hope of finding a partner to enjoy this life full of unknowns, twists, and turns together. Being tossed into this “new normal”, we believed that if we were able to find our soulmate in the most chaotic time of our lives, that we would be able to overcome any other ordeal together later in life. Having both downloaded the Hinge dating app a few months into the pandemic, Jack was lucky enough that his swipe right did not go to waste. Sara made the fateful decision to swipe back, and therefore had to make the first move on our match, which kickstarted our relationship. After some exchanging of pleasantries, we quickly started learning about each other, our passions, and what we each wanted to do with our lives. We found out we were both back in school - Sara for her nursing degree and Jack for his MBA, and both had a love for the outdoors, traveling, family, fantasy, and 10-pin bowling. Several weeks of talking back and forth had gone by, and we each were ready to take our text message relationship to the next level. We had our first date at the bowling alley, and needless to say it was a strikeout. We soon found that we were able to carry the same meaningful conversations in-person, and both truly enjoyed each others’ company. We were comfortable being ourselves, and we each got a first glimpse of our competitive natures throughout the night as well. That date led to many more dates, which eventually led to us moving in together over 2 years ago. After living with and for each other for a year, we made a road trip to Virginia in August 2023 to add a puppy to our little family. The next day, Jack proposed to Sara, and it was the best day of our lives. The love we have for each other continues to grow every single day. Never would we have thought we could find a life partner on a dating site, but it turns out the swipe on a screen can turn into a lifetime of love and happiness. The rest of the story is still to be written, and we are looking forward to doing that together as husband and wife until the end of our days.