Neha and Rahil first met when they were 6. Sitting side by side in the same class from Kindergarten through 5th grade, they apparently hung out at each-others’ birthday parties (as told by our parents, memories are super hazy hazy) .

Rahil vividly remembers Neha’s last day in school in the 5th grade before Neha moved to the US. Neha’s pretty tech savvy but Rahil wasn’t on AOL, MySpace, Instagram or Snapchat, so they lost touch until 2014 when she took a six-month sabbatical and moved back to Mumbai to chill with her family.

Teaming up against the others in a competitive game of Settlers, they first made eyes at each other on a weekend trip to Lonavala with their full-time friend and part-time matchmaker, Karan.

Constant love and laughter along with Rahil's numerous hand gestures is what their relationship is about! On the first three dates, Rahil spilled Neha’s own drinks on her and she still went out with him for a fourth!

To make up for this, Rahil has had to propose to Neha three times – with a promise ring at Disneyland in Jan ‘17, after a long hike in June ’17 at Snoqualmie, and an Indian style engagement with ~500 witnesses in Mumbai in December '17.

The last three years have truly been fantastic for the two as they finished their masters in LA and Chicago, and now move to the average of their temperatures in Washington DC.

A true test of their relationship is tolerating each other through a 5000km road trip with all their worldly possessions across the country, and they made it without throwing the other person off the precipice at Grand Canyon or leaving one of them in the middle of nowhere in New Mexico or Texas.

Neha and Rahil are planning their big fat Indian wedding and look forward to this new chapter in their life together.