Mahlet and Des met eight years ago in college through a mutual friend (thanks Peter Ojo)! While they had met before at events around campus, both were too nervous to make a move. Peter was close friends with both Des and Mahlet and he told Des that he thought they'd be great for each other! In April of 2017, Des reached out to Mahlet via Facebook Messenger and asked her to go on a date to the beach. As they walked along the boardwalk eating pizza and joking around, they knew instantly they were a match! They spent the entire 2 hour train ride home talking, laughing, and getting to know each other. As luck would have it, they both had jobs in Philly that summer and they continued to get to know each other! In September of 2017, Desmond asked Mahlet to be his girlfriend and the rest was history!