Obie and Abel met in Madison, Wisconsin during college in October of 2018 and it was love at first sight (or at least that’s how Obie tells it). After the first date the couple was inseparable and before they knew it, a whole year had gone by full of laughter, love, and their favorite activity: movie theater dates! They felt as if nothing could get in their way until Abel’s soccer team leadership changed and the politics of sports made reality set in quickly for the two. Abel had to transfer schools to Northern Illinois University and in the blink of an eye, the couple became a long distance relationship for the next 5 years! Those years were spent with lots and lots of car rides between Wisconsin and Illinois any chance that they could get. For a while, there was no end in sight.

However, shortly after Abel proposed to Obie last year, he decided that enough is enough and he moved back to Madison despite the daily commute to his job in Illinois. And they say chivalry is dead! The two moved in together and life has felt complete again— and this time, with a new piece of hardware on Obie’s finger! The pair will be making another big move together this spring after Obie graduates from medical school and starts OB/Gyn residency. This relocation will be the first of many adventures of married life that they will tackle together! And as long as they have each other by their side, they know they'll be happy wherever life takes them.