It all started when Peter was visiting a friend (his eventual best man, Sam) out in Salt Lake City. On this trip he decided he'd move to Salt Lake City, but first wanted to check out the dating scene. Peter hopped on the app Hinge and surveyed the SLC dating market for cute non-Mormon girls. When he came across Dani's page, the first thought was "wow - she's beautiful", followed by "wow - she's a Buckeye!".

It didn't take long to notice all of the small-world connections that we shared...little did we know the 3 years we were at Ohio State, where we were likely at the same date parties (thanks to our partnering sorority and fraternity), game-day blocks, and even had some of the same friends! It just took time, 2,000 miles, and online dating to get us talking.

After just a few messages back and forth, Dani realized that Peter hadn't moved to Salt Lake yet and would be in Chicago for 8 more months....

So, the two hopeless romantics made light suggestion for a coffee date 8 months down the line and exchanged numbers, thinking their story had come to a close. If not for Peter, who made plenty of efforts to keep the connection going through texts and social media, they kept up with one another for a few months.

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