JULY 2019

Aria and Ted match on The League dating app (they know, they're fancy) and Aria hits Ted with the most creative opening line ever - "Hey Ted".

With an opener like that, Ted just had to know more about Aria, the wordsmith, so he responded accordingly - "Hey Aria" (there's more to that but he forgets the rest).

No more than a week later, Ted found himself in a bar, sipping a beer, by himself, because Aria was late for their first date.

Upon her arrival, Aria apologized profusely and explained that she was finishing a television show that they both happened to watch (Ted wasn't really listening because when he saw just how beautiful she was, he kind of froze). A reasonable excuse in Ted's book.

Unfortunately, the bar Ted had chosen had become too crowded so they went searching for another bar (all the while Ted was internally freaking out uncertain if they could find one that had the right atmosphere).

Fortunately they did find one, and despite being seating under a staircase (which Ted kept smacking his head on), they had what Ted viewed as a great first date.

To him, Aria seemed like an extremely interesting person - she was an actor, a Canadian (Ted made fun of his friend for dating a Canadian and this was karma running its course), but the most interesting thing she was, was a birthday party clown.

The conversation went on for around 4 hours and the date was wrapped up with a walk to the subway, a kiss, and a see you next time.

AUGUST 2019

A few more dates in, Aria and Ted are officially dating. After one month, Ted says "I love you" first.

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