Once upon a very modern time, two people—Rachel and Jackson—swiped right.

It all started on Bumble, where Jackson’s dimples and witty charm managed to leap straight through Rachel’s phone screen, and Rachel’s beauty and effortless style stopped Jackson mid-scroll. They agreed to meet at Vagabond… a date that would end with them being the very last to leave the bar, urged out only by closing time and staff stacking chairs.

From the moment they sat down, they felt that uncanny, electric ease—like they’d known each other for years, and they both felt butterflies that are very hard to brush off. Could it have been love at first sight?

Then came the twist: after just one month of dating, Rachel returned to Hong Kong for work. Neither admitted it out loud, but both were already falling—hard. However, instead of drifting apart, they managed to grow even closer. For six months, they had daily calls, and on weekends they’d settle in for marathon chats that somehow lasted over nine hours. They also travelled to see one another whenever possible.

Long distance wasn’t easy, but they found small, sweet ways to stay connected every day. And in the end, love brought them back together when Rachel moved home to London. They reunited with even bigger smiles and an even deeper certainty that they never wanted to be apart again.

Fast forward to Milan, 16th March 2025. Jackson had chosen Parco Sempione for the moment that would change everything, picturing a quiet walk beneath spring blossoms. Instead, they emerged from Castello Sforzesco into… a carnival. Children screaming, lights flashing, rides whirling. Jackson, internally panicked but outwardly calm, navigated them through the chaos like a man pretending he did not have a ring burning a hole in his pocket.

When the noise faded and the Arco della Pace came into view, they spotted a quiet patch of flowers and trees dusted in blossoms. Rachel was already running toward it, enchanted. It was perfect—better than Jackson could ever have staged.

There, in that secluded corner of Milan, surrounded by flowers and spring air, Jackson dropped to one knee. Rachel couldn’t have been more surprised, and she teared up immediately. Luckily for Jackson, she said yes.

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