Ryan and Megan had close mutual friends for a long time, but somehow it took years for them to meet. Ryan's roommates had a party in June of 2020 where they officially met. No one will ever know if it was Ryan's coaching and competitive nature when playing drinking games or Megan's uncanny ability to convince party goers to take the Hogwarts House Sorting Hat quiz that won the other one over, but regardless they hit it off. That night after leaving the party, Ryan texted one of their mutual friends asking for Megan's phone number. His initial text to her went unanswered, as he pretended to be an automated chain text from the "Wizarding World". This required further clarification, and eventually Megan answered. They went on their first date not long after on August 6th, 2020 in Central Park, NY. They shared a bottle of wine and the conversation was effortless. From there, they walked to a Mexican restaurant where they lost track of time over tacos and Megan nearly missed her train back to Long Island. Ryan quickly hailed a cab and took her to the platform where she accidentally said "Love you, bye!" in a rush to get on the train. As you can imagine, the rest is history...