They matched on Hinge in the summer of 2019. Stacey had just moved to the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago with friends. Having recently graduated from her master's program at Loyola, Stacey had her childhood friend visiting Chicago to celebrate. She wasn't paying much attention to the notifications from her Hinge profile. When she finally decided to respond there he was: a boy named Brendan. Brendan and Stacey quickly connected over their love of museums and movies. They spent days talking and getting to know each other. When they finally met in person, Brendan and Stacey's date turned into 7 hours of talking and laughing. Brendan kissed Stacey that night. He ended the night by saying, "Can I see you tomorrow?" She said, "Yes." They ended up seeing each other for the next 3 days after that night. When Brendan was asked recently why he wanted to see her again so soon when they met, he said "she felt like home." P.S. Brendan almost deleted his Hinge profile the night Stacey finally responded because he didn't think she'd ever reply. Could you imagine!?