IT ALL STARTED ON THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 25, 2021.

AFTER A CLEVELAND ROAD COLLEGE BIBLE STUDY, ADRIEL AND ALLISON CARPOOLED BACK TO THE FRESHMAN DORMS AND ENDED UP TALKING UNTIL 4:30 AM IN THE RUSSELL LOBBY. THEY BEGAN TO TEXT AND FACETIME MORE OFTEN, AND THEIR CLOSE FRIENDS STARTED NOTICING HOW CLOSE THEY WERE GETTING TO ONE ANOTHER.

ON MARCH 13, 2021 (THE LAST NIGHT OF A BEACH TRIP WITH FRIENDS), ADRIEL ASKED ALLISON IF SHE WANTED TO GO ON A BEACH WALK. THERE THEY REALIZED THEIR FEELINGS FOR ONE ANOTHER, BUT WERE BOTH HESITANT ON STARTING A RELATIONSHIP AND DESIRED TO SEEK COUNCIL FROM OTHERS ONCE THEY WERE BACK IN ATHENS.

ON MARCH 20, 2021, ADRIEL AND ALLISON WENT ON THEIR FIRST DATE: THEY THRIFTED AT PLATO'S CLOSET, MUNCHED AT AHI HIBACHI AND POKE, AND TALKED FOR HOURS UPON HOURS ABOUT THEIR LIVES.

A FEW WEEKS LATER, ADRIEL AND ALLISON OFFICIALLY BECAME BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND ON APRIL 17, 2021 AFTER AN AUBURN PHI SLAM DATE NIGHT.

AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF GROWING WITH ONE ANOTHER, ADRIEL ASKED ALLISON IF SHE WOULD MARRY HIM ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 AT WHITEHALL FORREST- AND SHE SAID YES!

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