There we were, lonely souls unsuspecting. We individually took a chance at love, but with fully understanding that we can never escape the curse of being millennials... straight to online dating (OkCupid)! We traverse the countless people, some interesting, some weird, some rich, some creepy, and others looking for "Netflix and chill" partners. In the mist of dodging and blocking creepers, we ran into each other's profiles. Correction--- (David found Vanda and likely, kind of, sort of, stalked her- by V).

On the 19th of December, 2016 I was bored. As a young, suspiciously well slept engineer senior, I had just prepared a fresh steaming plate of over garnished Ramen, I then headed straight for my laptop. Running through Youtube and my daily fill of Netflix, I then decided to see whom the online world has brought forth to my presence, to dazzle with my inept flirting skills. For hours, I searched and chatted but nothing to fulfillment until it happened! As I was about to quit for the day... there she was... with dazzling eyes behind a wall of "you blind as hell!" spectacles in a lowly lit car which made my heart race. My back went cold and my mind lost, I needed to talk to her. I got on her profile scrabbling through all I could to start a conversation (Stalking Methodology- by V). I couldn't think of anything. There I was for hours, in and out of her profile losing faith and getting brave as my mind went crazy! One last time I went in and realized her apartment looks awfully familiar... so familiar that I remembered struggling for YEARS to get a room like that and there she was smiling like a Disney-fied joker with a pup (Lola- by V)... I was jealous. With all the frustration in the world, and with her attraction, I got brave enough to send her something along the lines of "so you're one of the a**holes on campus that stole one of the 2 room apartments on campus... I'm so jealous". I lost my head once I sent it. My heart raced with fear that I had just messed this up, that I can't take this back, the chance is all gone and there is nothing I can do. Thankfully to God, with a huge sigh of relief, she replied..

After speaking for a couple days/ jumping invisible hoops I made, we finally met on on December 22nd, 2016. I was very nervous and scared about meeting this strange man at my campus apartment. I went down stairs to let him into the building and my first thought was "okay, he's tall, he's handsome, he's dark, has a big head, well dressed... and possibly a mistake". Especially because I have never done online dating apps. As he followed me up the stairs I could feel him staring at my assets. Once we got to my dorm apartment, I warned David about Lola's excitement around people. David naturally, acted brave and told me that it is okay. This was true until Lola came out from behind the door jumping on him. I could see David building up in fear and I heard the most high pitched scream I have ever heard of (wasn't a scream, was just a startled audible shout-by D). Over the course of the night David became more comfortable and brave. I, on the other hand, began thinking "this dude is very confident and mildly self conceited..I like him". Over time David and I spent everyday of the week for the next 2 years and we are now ready to say "I do" in front of our friends and families. We think this small, beautiful, and intimate occasion is our time to vow for togetherness, foreverness, and love.