Our first conversation began on the dating app Bumble, where women message men first.

Aly thought long and hard about what to send a tall, dark, and handsome man and came up with something absolutely riveting: “I like your shirt.” Billy was wearing his Sunday Phunday Phillies shirt and was obviously head over heels for a girl who finds a Phillies shirt a top notch outfit.

Billy was interested in making things official first; his persistence and the way he always went out of his way to make Aly feel safe and happy made all the difference. What began with a Phillies shirt turned into a love story we never could have imagined.

P.S. In case you’re wondering, the shirt is still around, but now belongs to Aly (: