Jack first caught my eye when I saw him walking into the gym wearing green sweatpants. They weren’t just any green sweatpants; they had the Marine Eagle, Globe and Anchor insignia. Being a military member myself, that caught my attention. A few days later, he was in the mat room where I was doing Jiu Jitsu training, and I knew I wanted to get to know him better.

After that day, I would say “hey!” every time I saw Jack. This went on for what seemed like an eternity. I kept wondering when he was going to ask for my number or ask me out on a date. He was taking way too long, so I took to social media and added him on Instagram.

We messaged each other on Instagram for a ridiculously long time. I kept asking myself how long it would take for him to get tired of messaging on Instagram and just get my phone number. Spoiler alter, Jack never asked for my number. I got tired of using Instagram to communicate and finally gave him my number. This guy could not take a hint….

I told myself that was as far as I was going. I had given him MY number; I could not ask him on a date too. I hoped Jack would eventually realize I was very interested in him. Finally, he said those magic words that still brings me so much joy: “do you want to go get food?” Jack definitely knows the way to a woman’s heart.

That’s how this whole adventure started, and here we are more than two years later about to tie the knot. Jack completes me, and I could not imagine life without him.