During the spring of 2013, I was a senior at Indiana University. My fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was planning to throw a formal date party in Indianapolis as a way to celebrate the end of the year. Personally, I wasn’t looking forward to the formal at first. I didn’t have many date prospects, and I thought about skipping the event entirely.

A few days after the date of the party was set, I was studying in the library when I got a text from my friend Sam. He was asking me if I would be interested in being set up with a date for the party. I put the phone down for a moment to think about his proposition. Within a minute a received an urgent second text from Sam, saying that he had a girl who wanted to come and that he needed answer from me right away. Thinking 'why not’ I replied to Sam saying yes. He responded with my date’s name, Nisha Boyington. It was the first time I heard my future wife’s name.

Wanting to get to know my Nisha before the party I texted her to arrange a coffee date on the Friday before Spring Break. I picked her up at her apartment on 10th and College and drove to the Starbucks on Indiana Ave. across the street from campus. To be honest, I really don’t remember how long we were there or what exactly we talked about. What I do remember is being so charmed and captivated by her that I couldn’t wait for the formal.

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