They met at a craft beer bar in k-town and had a silly fight within the hour. Danielle almost walked out but decided to stay, and she also decided to adhere to her well-established "2-date" rule. First impressions can be tough, so she decided early in her NYC dating career that most people deserved a second shot. Unbeknownst to him, James invoked the rule & their second date was on his birthday—who with a heart could say no to that? James cooked her the first meal of the rest of their lives, and they chatted through a bottle of Sancerre and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. He proposed 8 years later, exactly 1 year to the day before the wedding.