You'd think both being on GWU's rowing team and with Dave living with my old neighbor, who's the officiant by the way, that we would have gotten together much sooner than we did. But, it really wasn't until we were both further removed from the things we had so much in common that anything started. After 3 years of overlap in school, sports, and social groups, Dave and I finally started seeing each other the weekend I graduated and two weeks before I was set to move out of DC. I was feeling sure, even after two weeks, so bag in hand on a visit to DC before I moved to New York, I asked Dave to be my boyfriend and 24 hours later he said yes. Now flash forward about 5 years, a long-distance stint, and some change and I had the privilege of saying yes to Dave's romantic and thoughtful proposal.