Mike and Anne had never met until Anne’s first summer in Cincinnati in 2022. It took a few hangouts for them to talk more than hello or goodbye and have a full conversation. On mikes birthday November 23rd their mutual friends threw Mike a birthday party. Mike walked Anne to grab something from her car so that she wasn’t alone. That was the beginning of them getting to know each other more closely and an interest was sparked.

They began hanging out more frequently and realized they had a lot in common, seeking each other out at group gatherings. Mike felt conflicted with his interest, knowing in the back of his head that work was calling him to Colorado in January 2023. After this news was broken to Anne, she immediately and courageously asked Mike out on a date before he left.

Their first date was the light show at the Cincinnati zoo. Over lights and spiked hot chocolate the conversation led to even deeper and more sincere connection. After date one they were inseparable, seeing each other as much as they could before Mike had to leave after Christmas. Long distance was never in mike or Anne’s plan but with commitment and the rosary novena they knew they could make it work. Luckily mutual friends in both of their cities allowed for a visit or two over six months, keeping their connection strong until summer.

That summer they spent in California, so Mike could meet Annes family. Mike then moved back to Indiana, much closer to Cincinnati where Anne and his family both live. Both being from a clan of ten kids, the relationships they developed with each other’s siblings and parents only brought them closer together.

After one full year of a shorter distance between them in Indiana, on June 15, 2024 Mike asked for Anne to be his wife.

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