In late January 2020, Madeline and Rory met on the dating app Hinge (which they affectionately refer to as Hingé). Rory used a quote from 'The Office' as his opener and shortly after, asked Madeline on a date to Players Club, a basement retro bar with a rooftop. The date was set for Friday night at 7:00pm, but at 6:30pm Friday, Rory pushed the start time back - twice. Not a great look for a first date, but fortunately, Madeline is easygoing and had already been out with a friend. To kill time, she stopped at McDonald's to enjoy some chicken nuggets (she did not mention this to Rory). Finally, Rory was ready to meet up. However, because the bar is in a basement, there was no cell phone service. It took a few laps around the bar for them to find and identify each other. When they finally met, Rory ordered a gin and tonic and Madeline ordered a beer (she never drinks beer) and instantly regretted it. They got to chatting, spent some time on the roof (in the freezing January weather) and didn’t want the date to end. They went to two other bars and met up with some of Maddie's friends (who immediately threw her under the bus for her solo McDonald's trip). They say when you know you know and 3 weeks later, officially became boyfriend/girlfriend. Shortly after that they became each other's quarantine buddies and the rest is history :)