Wayne and I met online December 2019. He was in the Navy home on Leave and I was home on winter break from college both jokingly swiping around. We went to the same elementary school, middle school, and high school a year apart without ever knowing each other (although i'm sure we passed in the halls). We even only lived 2 blocks away from each other our whole lives. Since matching, we hung out almost everyday until I had to go back to school and he had to go back to base. I was in my Sophomore year of college down in Roanoke, Virginia and he was stationed in Groton, CT on the USS California so it was really hard for the both of us to keep what we had going. We dated for a year but then eventually broke up due to distance. I was swamped in my two majors in College and work, and him moving to Maine with his Submarine and going underway more often. We stopped talking for a year and again reconnected when I graduated. After my graduation, I had a full time job and was renting a house down in VA when I found out his Submarine was going to pull into Cape Canaveral, Florida for a few days. Wayne and I were talking about me coming down for those days but I convinced him I couldn't go because of work. My friend Kailey and I planned a surprise for me to fly down and surprise Wayne. This sparked the relationship and we were better than ever. Since August 2021, we have been back together. By that same September I quit my job down in Virginia, got out of my lease, and moved back to Connecticut where I moved in with Wayne. This is where we began our future.