In 2017, a "witty guy" was working at Telltale Games in San Rafael, CA. Down the street, there was a local coffee shop called Red Whale. The witty guy would go there every afternoon for a cold brew and a chat with the baristas. One, in particular, caught his eye. The "cute coffee chick" became a motivation for him to never miss his afternoon coffee break. But one day, the cute coffee chick told the witty guy she was quitting her job and starting law school across the bay...so she guessed she would never see him again. With panic in his heart and a twinkle in his eye, the witty guy spun his phone around and said, "well, I guess you'll have to give me your number."

Later that week, the witty guy took the cute coffee chick out on a picnic date. He bought them sandwiches from a local deli and was nice to her dog. They spent the afternoon at Secret Park, talking and laughing for hours. The cute coffee chick moved across the bay, but they kept in touch. She told her roommate, Lauren, about the witty guy and often asked for advice on how to respond to his text messages.

A couple weeks later, the cute coffee chick was supposed to meet the witty guy at his house in Petaluma. She was to arrive at 7pm and they were going to walk to a local pizza restaurant for dinner. Things went awry (it's a long story we'll tell you later), the witty guy opened his front door looking disheveled and wearing pajama bottoms. He invited her inside and things went from bad to worse. The night ended when the witty guy brought up a wrestling move in conversation and then showed the cute coffee chick what it was by picking her up and tossing her on her head. She left immediately and vowed to never see him again.

After the cute coffee chick tried to gently ghost the witty guy, Lauren convinced her to give him one more chance and invite him out with them to First Fridays in Oakland. Thankfully, when he arrived, the witty guy redeemed himself and the two have been together ever since. And now, you're invited to their wedding!

(But if it weren't for Lauren, perhaps none of us would be here--so cheers to her!)