It was Halloween 2020, the height of COVID—so naturally, no one was wearing masks but everyone was in costume. I showed up to a party in Dallas dressed as a football player and across the room, I spotted this tall, flannel-wearing guy in a beanie. I couldn’t resist teasing him about his costume only to find out later he had actually dressed up as Mr. Brawny, but had lost his paper towels. That sparked a witty back-and-forth where my sarcasm kept him on his toes, and his charm took me by surprise. Before we knew it, 3.5 hours had flown by. By the end of the night, we both realized we’d scored big.