By this point, both Kennedy and Michael had separately and secretly been musing on the possibility of dating for years. Neither of us wanted to ruin their friendship with each other -- nor were either of us sure that the other person had considered dating-- but confronting the idea started to feel inevitable.

Finally, the conversation was had in the late hours of the night. Michael bravely asked the question, "Have you ever considered us dating?" and -- to his surpise -- Kennedy responded with a assured "yes." And the rest is history! We started dating after that conversation and nervously navigated the shift from platonic best friends to romantic best friends. While both (especially Kennedy), was initially apprehensive about this relationship change, it quickly became apparent of how fun, fulfilling, and easy it felt to be each other's partners. Dating each other felt like an elevated extension of whatwe already had.

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