In June 2016, we were just random seatmates. Josh would always notice Mary—quietly sleeping during classes, yet somehow still managing to pass every exam. There was something about her he couldn’t quite explain… Until one day, he decided to do something about it. He stood up, introduced himself, and just like that… everything began. And it felt almost unreal—how two completely different worlds could sit side by side, and slowly start to make sense of each other. Josh, grounded like the earth itself. A mountain. Steady, disciplined, unshaken. Stability and strength that doesn’t need to be loud to be felt—because it simply holds everything together. Mary, flowing like water. A river. Nurturing, intuitive, deeply feeling in ways that can’t always be seen, but are always there. A quiet kind of magic that softens edges and brings life wherever she goes. Earth meeting water. Structure meeting nurture. Stillness learning how to flow. And somehow… it didn’t clash. It belonged. The river didn’t erode the mountain. The mountain didn’t stop the river. Ten years later, they stand beside each other—still strong, still steady, bringing out the best and the beauty in each other. And that’s how it all happened. — Josh & Mary