First Meeting: We met in February 2023 after matching on Hinge. The prompt which Chris had to answer to first speak with Alexa was "What would be your ideal date" with three options: 1) Coffee & Workout, 2) Drink & Comedy Show and 3) Drink and more drinks. Chris chose #1!

A few days later we had our first date at a 1 Rebel workout class in Angel, London. We met for coffee 40 minutes before class. Nursing an ever so slight hangover, Chris devoured a full english breakfast before we then proceeded to go to an intense sprinting/HIIT class. Not only did Chris manage to keep it down, but his performance was deemed acceptable by Alexa's personal training standards! :)

First Trip: In June 2023 We went on their first trip together to the Costa Brava, Spain. Chris's family has been in the area for 40 years. Chris's sister Katie joined us for a week full of sun, pool, laughter, hikes, games of padel and wonderful Mediterranean meals.

Later that year, we went back to Spain a number of times, as well as a trip to Sardinia and finished the year off with our first trip to Chicago together where Chris met Alexa's family! Colleen showed Chris all the best Christmas lights Chicagoland has to offer, while Paul and Kavita took him on his first Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza experience.

Year two of their relationship started with both Alexa and her brother Mark joining the Nobbs family on their annual trip to the Austrian mountains. Linda and Richard, Chris's parents, have loved watching the family grow and sharing their family traditions.

Not long after returning from the mountains, the Nobbs family suffered an unexpected tragedy, with the loss of Patrick, Chris's brother. Together, we have navigated these tough times and grown together not just as a couple, but as a team.

We have bonded over our love of fitness, hiking, travel and are so excited to continue on with these hobbies together in the future.