We met in the fall of 2019 at Western Carolina University in a dual class that was about history and politics of the American south. I signed up for the history part and Bear signed up for the political part.

As the semester went along, Bear and I both started to have feelings for each other, but no one wanted to make the first move. One day Bear decided to wear a Ron Swanson t-shirt and when I complimented his shirt, he finally realized that I had flirting with him the entire time.

We went on our first date on September 14 and eventually became official on September 20th.

When Covid happened, I had to moved back to California and Bear stayed in North Carolina. We started ourlong-distance relationship where we dealt with a 3 hour time difference and couldn’t see each other due to the lockdown.

I moved to Texas while Bear finished school and we continued our long distance relationship for about 3 more years. We were very lucky that we only dealt with a 1 hour time difference. We called each other everyday and always supported each other. In the summer of 2023, I got offered a job to be closer to Bear and moved down to South Carolina. Our 3 year long distance relationship was finally over.

In March so 2024 our good friend Nina decided to come down to see us (she just happens to be one of my best friends and is also a photographer). Nina knew about the proposal and helped Bear to surprise me. On March, 11, 2024, Bear proposed to me at Looking Glass Falls in Asheville, NC.

Our love story is special because there is no such distance and time that can keep us apart.

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