As with every good South African love story, it all started with a brandy special. Michéle may have tried to be subtle at the start, but as dawn approached, she had no choice but to make the first move with her heart on her sleeve.

Fast forward a month or so later to the day lockdown took effect. Jabus offered to move in with her in a true gentlemanly show to make sure she wasn't alone for what the Duncan parents thought would be only 25 days. Four years later, Mich and Jabie have two cats, two dogs, a home in Pretoria, and a plethora of adventures to look back on, from roadtrips down the West Coast to their journey in the Kgalagadi in the Jimny.

Finally, at an engagement architected so meticulously that even Jabus couldn't help but pat himself on the back, the soon-to-be-wed couple enjoyed a bottle of champagne at the top of the Telkom tower, staring into the city where their story first started.