Once upon a time, two single people named Jessa and Dave were having no luck in the dating game. It was January of 2010, and both were finding no success. At age 24/25, neither had been in a relationship, and had never been on a real date.

Jessa, who was on tour and freezing in Canada, decided to take matters into her own hands and joined E Harmony, figuring that might change her luck. Dave had already been on E Harmony for several months and was considering cancelling his subscription due to several horrible experiences.

Jessa was in the process of turning down someone she had e-met on the website who turned out to look 20 years older than the initial pictures he posted, when Dave nudged her on the website. Intrigued, she continued to answer the questions to get to the email portion of the communication. Dave then explained that he noticed that Jessa liked musicals, and that he as well enjoyed them as he used to play trombone for his high school musicals.

Dave's E Harmony subscription ran out, and the two continued talking via email, and eventually text (much to the chagrin of Jessa's cast and roommate, who had to listen to her phone go off constantly). After a month, Dave asked if he and Jessa could meet, to which she replied, yes in about 4 months. Jessa's next layoff wasn't until April, and only for a week. They agreed to meet up at a local Perkins that was near where both were living at the time.

On the day of their first meeting, Jessa got worked up and nervous about the expectations of the date, and proceeded to have a panic attack about meeting Dave. She then proceeded to semi break something in her mothers car, and could not figure out how to fix it. Dave offered to come pick Jessa up, and she gladly accepted, after reapplying her cried off makeup for the 2nd or 3rd time. Dave also was nervous, and was convinced that Jessa was standing him up.

When Dave first stepped out of his car, Jessa's initial reaction was, oh it's just Dave. She immediately felt comfortable, and the two set off on the date. It was then Dave's turn to be nervous, as he made a wrong turn into a hotel parking lot instead of the restaurant, and he instantly got embarrassed that Jessa would get the wrong idea. The two continue to laugh about that moment to this day.

After 3 dates, it was time for Jessa to return to rejoin her tour in Alaska, and they made plans for when she returned in June. Jessa also invited Dave to attend her friend Becky's wedding on June 5th, as she was a bridesmaid. The two went on several more dates when Jessa returned, and attempted both of their first kisses ever. There was definitely a learning curve, and one miss, but they eventually figured it out.

On 6/5/2010, they attended Becky and Danny's wedding in NYC. During the reception, Dave turned to Jessa and said, "So I already kind of consider you my girlfriend, is that OK?" To which Jessa replied, "Yeah sure." Silence followed. "So...what do we do next? Change our Facebook statuses or something?" Jessa joked. They both laughed, shrugged, changed their statuses, and the rest is history!

After 7 years together (8 years in June of 2018), Jessa and Dave continue to be an unbreakable team, taking on everything that life has thrown at them. Both have seen many life changing moments together, including the birth of a niece and nephew, new certifications and jobs for Dave, a Masters Degree for Jessa, and many amazing trips to Disney World, Mexico, Ocean City, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Oregon, and onboard Disney Cruise Line.

They can't wait to start their new adventure together, and stay tuned for the next chapters!

The End/The Beginning!

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