We tied the knot!

Paul and I have a rather 21st century love story. We met through Match.com as we were both reluctant to resort to online dating but each ready for a real relationship. After a few weeks of communicating through emails and text we decided to meet in person for a date. Our first date was 10/20/16 for bowling and pizza in the middle of the afternoon. A young Lindsay was quickly unimpressed by Pauls lack of fashion sense and was ready to end the date before it began until a voice inside said "but you don't even know him yet". As we began bowling and interacting it was apparent that Paul was confident, strong and intelligent and much less vain. Paul won in bowling. As we went on to eat pizza I was so impressed with how attentive he was to our conversation and how he truly listened. As the pizza and bowling came to an end we decided it was only right to go to somewhere to watch the Cubs game since Paul is a Cubs fan. The Cubs beat the Dodgers 8-4 fighting for the pennant and the right to play in the World Series. It was an exciting evening and the rest is history! Paul and I began dating exclusively. We lived an hour away from each other our first year of dating. We enjoyed our weekends together mostly spent hiking with our dogs, cooking meals, planting a garden and getting to know each other better. We decided we wanted to spend much more time together so we moved in with one another. We rented a big old farmhouse while searching for a home to buy. It was affirming to know that we could live together with mostly ease and with any tension we weathered stronger together. Within our first 2 years of dating we experienced tremendous losses when both of us lost our maternal grandmothers and each an uncle along with Paul's dog Marley. I can't help to feel lucky that we had each other to lean during these difficult times. On a random rainy Saturday 10/26/19 Paul asked me to grow with him hand in hand for the rest of time and the answer was obviously yes! -Lindsay