Every modern-day love story almost always starts on a dating site.

Mary and Josh matched on Hinge and instantly hit it off after Josh's opening line of "Hey howdy, hey." From there, the two communicated via lengthy texts about music, interests, jobs, and so much more. Mary scoped through Josh's dating profile and recognized a mutual friend. Because of this mutual friend, she thought "If Josh is friends with this guy, then Josh HAS to be a good person." After several failed attempts at a first date because of COVID and night-shift clinicals, Josh and Mary finally met up. They had their first date at 78th Street Art Studios in Gordon Square. It's safe to say Josh was VERY nervous. He was quiet but had the sweetest twinkle in his eye. Initially, Mary thought she was doomed because the first-date location was loud and full of people, making conversation difficult. Because of that, Mary and Josh took their date to Buckeye Beer Engine in Lakewood and that's truly where it all clicked. They stayed at Buckeye Beer Engine conversing and laughing until it closed, Josh gave Mary a big bear hug goodnight, and he told her to text him when she got home safe.

That simple and sweet interaction sealed the deal. After that, you could say "The rest is history" because Mary and Josh knew after that first date they had found their person.