It all started back in July of 2020 with a dating app called Bumble. I never used a dating app before so I thought I would give it a shot and see what was out there. I came across Derek's profile and thought that he was really cute and enjoyed many of the same things as me. So, I decided to swipe right which meant that I was interested and if he swiped right on me then we could start talking. I was in shock and luck that he indeed swiped right.

On this app you had premade questions that you could ask them which I chose to go that route as I had no clue how to conversation with someone I was interested in. We did this for a little bit until he started up a conversation with me. We were talking for quite sometime and had asked me out on our first date at Plaza Jalisco in Chehalis.

On our date we started off with dinner, then we went for a walk on the trail and ended with listening to music and talking. That first date lasted over 6 hours. That was on a Thursday and we went out again on Friday and Saturday.

On our second date I met most of his friends at a birthday party. Which was a great time and we all had a blast.

Over the course of the next several months we had many great adventures from going to Mt. Rainier, a beach trip, pumpkin patchs, and many friend dinners.

He was in the Military at the time and was working on taking classes to become a lineman and get out and eventually get moved to Missouri where is family and kids were.

He got a great opportunity to go to a lineman school down in Texas that would help get him a job as an apprentice once he finished. I was still in Washington as I was teaching 3rd grade during the pandemic. We were apart of 6 months during this time and we made the long distance relationship work.

He graduated from lineman school and got put to work for a company close to his home town. In August of 2021, I made the decision to leave my hometown of 28 years in Washington and move to be with him in Missouri.

We have now lived in our house together for almost 3 years together and have created a great life together so far. We both could not be anymore happier at where we are at and are looking forward to whats in store for our future.

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