We met 7 years ago at what is now considered the modern dating app: run club. Maki moved up to Denver from Colorado Springs two months before and was finding ways to meet new people in a new city. Tucker had just returned from his holiday travels to Kansas City and was getting back into his run club routine. He missed a few weeks, so he asked his good buddy, Todd, if there were any cute newcomers. He responded, "Ooh, have you met Maki?" That's when Todd introduced Tucker to Maki and Tucker's pickup line was, "Have I seen you at the climbing gym?" Maki had only been to a climbing gym in Denver once and thought he was mistaking her for someone else. A different Asian girl. 😆 He took this opportunity to ask her out on a climbing date two days later. They had a great time together, but Tucker prioritized a work happy hour after their climb session. He asked to meet up later that night for a continuation of their date at the arcade bar, where they quickly learned their competitiveness in skeeball. Maki was whooping Tucker, and he knew the only way he had a chance at winning was to suggest taking tequila shots. And sure enough, it worked. And as you can imagine, the rest is history. :)