We attended the same high school, Shawnee Mission West, but we never interacted with each other. We were a grade apart but my sister, Mirette, knew Erin back then. It would not be until June 2020 that we would be fated to meet. We met each other on the dating app, Hinge, where I initially reached out. The first time we spoke was not in person but over headsets playing Call of Duty: Warzone. We did eventually meet in person and we quickly found out how much we had in common. We obviously found out we both went to Shawnee Mission west and that Erin knew my sister. We both also liked anime, video games, and even had fond memories taking German Class with the same teacher. I was surprised that the similarities did not end there when I found out she even visited Egypt when she was younger. After months of courting, I asked Erin to be my girlfriend in November of 2020 and since then we have been together. We quickly met each other's families and started to become more serious. We learned more about each other and shared the same values. We even got ourselves a fur baby together, Poptart, who we adore and who brings us joy and happiness. All these events finally bring us to September 9th 2023 when I proposed to Erin. She is everything I could ever want and I want to spend the rest of my life with her! - JZ