Jacob

The short story is that Melody and I met on a dating website. But that's not unusual nowadays. The version of the story I love to tell is far more interesting.

Melody and I matched a few days before the end of 2022. Which is interesting for me because I was all but done with the online dating scene. And, had I not matched with her, I would have given up on online dating all together. But there was something noticeably different about her, even through just our text conversations. The two of us had a lot of commonality, which made those initial "getting to know you" texts very natural and fun.

Now I need to give additional background for context because this is where the story gets good. I have this friend David, whom I've known and been close to for many years now. Towards the second half of 2022, David reconnected with and started dating Alisha, a girl he knew from high school. I knew of Alisha, but I had never met her and I didn't know much about her.

The day before New Year's Eve (after Melody and I had been texting for a couple days), Melody made a comment about one of my profile pictures, one with David and I together. She told me that she knew David from high school. What were the odds of that? I knew I was going to see David at a New Year's Eve Party and I was excited to ask David about her, knowing David to be an excellent judge of character. But as excited as I was to ask him about her, I decided to try and play it cool by waiting for a good moment to bring her up. Of course that was towards the end of the night.

I remember the conversation going something like this:

"Hey, I'm talking to someone you went to high school with.....can I get your opinion on her?"

David's response was "Woah! My high school was very small. Who is it?"

I said, "Her name is Melody."

David paused. " You mean Alisha's twin sister???" Needless to say, we both needed a moment after that to collect our thoughts.

We went on our first day in January. And I am absolutely thrilled to say it was the last time I had to go on a first date. Our relationship hasn't always been perfect. But it's always been the best. That because she's not just the love of my life, she's also my best friend.

Things to Do coming soon!