FOREVER, FOREVER, EVER, FOREVER, EVER

As many of you know they met on the dating app Tinder when Tori was visiting NYC on a weekend trip! There was an instant connection after Keegan messaged Tori "she got monnnnnnney" in response to her working at 3M (he's def with her for her paper). After a couple of months of texting, they went on their first date at Corner Social in Harlem which for lack of a better word was BLAH! The sense of humor Tori showed via text was not her in-person vibe and all of Keegan's jokes failed drastically. But Keegan being Keegan was determined to be liked (he thinks he's the greatest thing on earth and everyone likes him) he asked Tori to another spot after dinner called Red Rooster. There they salsa danced and laughed until tears rolled down their eyes at very dark humorous jokes, that they should probably not share. That night they quickly learned there was no romantic attraction but it was the beginning of a fruitful friendship...they hung out, talked about people they were dating, spent hours venting about life in the park and became each other's go-to. The friendship was beautiful and innocent until one day during Winter 2015 something shifted and the person they once saw as only a friend started to become really attractive (like damnnnnnn gina) and then feelings began to arise. During this time Keegan tried to have his cake and eat it too because he wasn't ready to retire his bachelor card, but Tori was not down for the Okie-Doke. So they decided to continue keeping their options open and remained friends. Which didn't last long because they both don't like sharing and are low key crazy. Sooooo after they both stated they love each other on their Valentine's day date...Keegan got some sense and asked Tori to officially be his girlfriend on leap day February 29, 2016 (to avoid celebrating every year) ..and the rest is history!

They woke up. He tried to make her look basic in these streets but she got cute anyways. They went on a surprise date at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. He was taking photos of her in the Japanese garden in front of the Torii gate (because he speaks Japanese & it's her name). She looked down he was on his knee. Random children tried to sit behind her and they finally got out of the way. He put the ring on the wrong finger (he was shaking nervously). She was like "babe wrong finger" and he was like "sorry, I've never done this before". He finally put the ringssssss on her finger and asked her to marry him. She says YES! When she looks up the "very nice black man" who she thought was a stranger was actually their close friend recording the entire moment. The day was truly thoughtful and he finally surprised her after 3+ years of trying.