Long story short:

We met at a bar.

Actual story:

Mary and I met on January 27th, 2022 in College Station at the Dixie Chicken. Earlier that day, my friend Erica approached me and said she had a friend she wanted me to meet. They were in nursing school together and Erica thought we would be a good match. The plan was to go to the Chicken that night to meet up with her friend. I was already planning on going to Northgate with my roommate, Woods, so I thought there was no harm in meeting Erica’s friend as well. Erica, Woods, and I got there and found a table to sit at close to the bar. Woods and I went up to the bar to order our usual, Ranch Water. A few minutes later she came walking towards us. Erica went over to give her a hug and introduce her to the table. Then I met her… Erin, Mary’s college roommate. Although Erin and I didn’t hit it off as Erica had hoped, the night was not a complete bust. Erin had brought her roommate, Mary, along. Mary was wearing a brown shirt and jeans and was out of my league. Lucky for me, she sat right beside me at the table. I was too nervous to say anything at first, so I went back up to the bar for some more liquid courage. After a few more ranch waters, I finally had to say something to her. I hit her with the best pick-up line I could think of, “Your name’s Mary right?”. We only talked that night for about 10 minutes, but from our short time together, I knew there was something special about her. She had an amazing personality and a beautiful soul. I had to see her again. The next week I asked Mary out on our first date.

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