We met one rainy day while taking refuge in a cute book store, we sat across from each other with our noses buried in our favorite books while under dim candlelight--just kidding. We met on a dating app like most millennials these days, Bumble specifically. And interestingly enough, that was an app that I (Sara) rarely ever used. I was mindlessly scrolling through one day and came across a guy with a bio that sounded like it was concocted right out of my wish list, and bonus points that he was also adorable. With an assured swipe, we matched!

Gian was a little skeptical about the validity of my profile at first. "I thought you were a bot, how could you be real?" He told me were his thoughts later on. "Well, I don't look nearly as good as I do in my photos," I retorted while sporting baggy clothes and morning hair. "You do actually," he replied and I smiled. There he went, always making me feel pretty even when I am not feeling my prettiest.

I remember that first night we spoke so clearly. I had no intention of spending more than an hour chatting because I just wasn't in a particularly social mood that day, but once we got started talking I realized right away just how incredible he was. I wanted to learn more about him and the feeling was (thankfully) mutual. So, we both stayed up until well past sunrise and then continued to do so on the many nights that followed, just wanting to have a little more time together.