DeQwon and I met in elementary school almost 20 years ago. We became friends in middle school and grew closer in high school. DeQwon is one year older, so when he graduated high school and went off to college, we managed to stay in touch. We would occasionally visit each other, spend birthdays together, etc. One day, in 2019 we decided to give love a shot. DeQwon already had plans to move out of state, but we knew what we had was not something we wanted to pass up. So we had the long distance relationship experience for a few months. At the beginning of 2020, we moved in together. Within a month of living together, we adopted a sweet 7 1/2 year old dog named Copper. I like to call Copper our four-legged son! We’ve been a little family ever since. Giving love a shot was easily the best decision we ever made!