Matt and Maureen both found themselves in the Bay Area during the fall of 2016--Matt completing his medicine intern year and Maureen teaching full time at her Teach For America appointed middle school. Thanks to a vital assist from Bumble (classy Tinder), Matt and Maureen got together at a downtown San Jose brew pub for craft beers and ferocious debate over the best Harry Potter Novel (Goblet of Fire) and most underrated Pixar film (A Bug's Life). Halloween in downtown San Francisco made for an exciting second date. A Hillary Clinton victory party at the Frager's made for a somber third date... 5 years, 6 moves, 4 jobs, a pandemic, and 1 dog-bordering-on-human-child later, the two are engaged in Portland and couldn't be happier. They still talk about Harry Potter and Pixar films from time to time. They no longer use Bumble.