We're getting married!

We met on Hinge when Aryana was solo traveling and taking time away from her career. She was lying in a tent on a farm in Maui when she saw Victor's swipe on Hinge. Coincidentally, he had a picture of himself hiking in Hawaii on his profile which caught her eye. It felt like a sign that she could give app dating a shot again and thought, "Hey, why not!" For the first month or so we only texted, and since Aryana isn't great at responding fast to texts (she definitely was not responding faster to a rando than to her friends), she left Victor on read for long periods of time and Victor's friends thought he blew it. We finally met up for the first time after a month of texting...and then Aryana promptly left to travel for another month! She again left Victor on read for long periods of time (her friends were still more important than a new guy!) but Victor was patient. We met up again after Aryana returned for a few more dates...and then the pandemic hit! We are forever grateful to our roommates at the time who were comfortable merging bubbles so we could continue building our relationship. In our first year of dating, we did the classic pandy activities like baking bread, going on many outdoor walks, and watching all the Marvel movies in chronological order. We slowly got to introduce one another to our friends and family and eventually travel for the first time. In April 2024, Victor popped the question to Aryana, and in September 2024, Aryana popped the question to Victor :) We still enjoy cooking, being active together, traveling, and appreciate simple nights in. Our favorite part of the day is pillow talk at night (our 2025 resolution is to have a stricter bedtime so we don't stay up chatting forever lol). We are so excited for this next chapter of our lives together and can't wait to celebrate with all of our favorite people whom we love dearly <3