We first connected online in 2019 when Nathaniel unexpectedly sent me a message. Neither of us was single then, so we kept a platonic, virtual friendship for three years without meeting in person. That changed on February 9, 2022, when we finally met at Pappadeaux in Atlanta to celebrate his upcoming birthday. I treated him to dinner and dessert and jokingly declared him officially mine since I’d paid—what began as a lighthearted night quickly became something much deeper. Since that evening, we have been inseparable and look forward to celebrating our marriage on October 10, 2026.