In the fall of 2019, Matt and Michelle were both swiping on Hinge. While Matt was wearing hats and sunglasses in most pictures, Michelle saw a few pictures of a big, handsome dog and she started a chat. Some small talk led us to talking about Evanston and our mutual love of Buff Joe's wings. Charlie the dog had hooked Michelle and the love of wings hooked Matt. Our first date was Thursday October 24, 2019 at Gaslight in Lincoln Park and it lasted for hours. After lots of texting the next morning, we saw each other again that night and knew our connection was real. Matt asked Michelle to be his girlfriend a few days later and we have been inseparable ever since.