Yes, after Matt waiting/praying and Gen's roommate, Mary, convincing her to try Hinge, their paths crossed. However, Gen soon drove from Dallas to NJ for a summer visit, leaving them to communicate solely via phone during the long drive and in the Watchung driveway for about . . . a month. As Matt's Aunt Dee would say, "He has the patience of Job." Their first date was in the Las Colinas canals in Irving, TX during the summer of Covid 2020, and you know to what it eventually led. The next year was filled with Gen getting cowgirl boots and learning to two step, Matt being introduced to NJ cuisine, and lots of goofiness. After a little over a year and Matt waiting about 2 months for the ring to be made (again, the patience of Job), Matt proposed to Gen on the Las Colinas canals by their first date. When Gen said, “Yes,” a nearby paddle boarder yelled, "You go, man!"