Ryan and I met online through eHarmony on January 13, 2018. I wasn't sure about him at first, but figured I'd give him a shot, so I sent him a smile. We hit it off pretty quickly. It turned out that he went to the same college as my brother-in-law, and his dad was previously the head dean where my friend now works (Ryan actually met him and his family the summer before we started talking/dating). Our first conversation over Skype was delightfully awkward. I was so nervous and excited that my cheeks turned bright, cherry red (which made me more nervous and self-conscious), but Ryan didn't mind at all. I can still see his giddy smile cause he was nervous and excited as well. We met in person for the first time on April 11, 2018, so we decided it was only logical that we get married on the anniversary of that day.