Garth Natwick and Ashtony Sanders first met online in 2021 and fast became chatroom friends, joining voice and video calls to discuss politics, culture, religion, and video games. Though Ashtony lived in Maryland, she had been born and raised in the Minneapolis area, so she has relatives and connections in Garth's area.

After numerous groups calls over a year's time, Garth and Ashtony first met in person in Minnesota (August '22), enjoying a day of pizza, beer, ice cream, and a bit of night-hiking.

For a time, their friendship continued long-distance until a fateful group-meetup with mutual friends. Garth and Ashtony arranged to meet in New Glarus, Wisconsin for the local Oktoberfest celebration. There, in a private aside, Garth first asked Ashtony if she would be willing to date.

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