We met through a common friend about 5 years ago right after graduating from college. Ashish moved to Minnesota for work while I stayed back in Texas, but we kept in touch over the phone. We would meet every time he visited his friends in Dallas and our friendship kept getting stronger. I would always give him a call for recipes and whenever I wanted to laugh. And he would call me whenever he needed a friend. We didn't realize then that there is more to our relationship than just friendship. One fine day during a long weekend in 2021, he picked up his motorbike on a whim and rode a thousand miles to Dallas to see his friends. He would cook for everyone and invite me over for dinner. We hung out few days in a row then, and we just clicked. And, the rest is history!