As Bay Area residents, we obviously met on the dating app Hinge. Our first bonding experience was related to our love of tea but, like a typical social worker, I quickly steered us into a deep conversation, asking Solis, "What is the most impactful experience that has shaped who you are as a person?". Although admittedly stressful for Solis to consider a response, this question helped us realize our shared values of empathy, compassion, and service towards others. After a few days, we planned our first date - dinner and games at Plank in Oakland. The night of the date, Solis texted me that her car was making a weird noise and she may be delayed. In the back of my mind, I thought it may have been an excuse to get out of the date, but, just in case, I offered to drive Solis to the date and she accepted. I showed up at her place, briefly said hi for the first time, and immediately crawled onto the road curious to see what was wrong with the car (not that I could fix it), just to discover another typical Bay Area experience - Solis had the catalytic converter stolen from her Prius. So we drove to dinner together and, after scouring the menu, I ordered a Turkey Club sandwich, a surprise and a relief to Solis since my Hinge profile said that I was vegan (due to only buying vegan groceries at the time). Conversation flowed easily and neither of us were ready for the date to end, so we drove to another neighborhood for ice cream and a long walk. The next day, we planned a second date for the following week since I had a friend visiting from out of town that weekend. But by the time the weekend came around, I was too eager to see Solis again. I saw that there was a food festival going on in Berkeley, so I asked my friend if we could go and if Solis could tag along so that I could see her sooner. Luckily, both my friend and Solis agreed to the plan and we all had dinner together. (Big shoutout to my friend Yuichiro for taking one for the team). After continuing to feel eager to see Solis again after each date, I knew very early that she was someone special and by now you all are probably tired of me saying so.