We actually met when we were eighteen and nineteen years old. Our first date, which was at the Columbia Mall, happened while Marisa was home for spring break during freshman year of college. We had dinner at the food court and then went to the movies. The date almost didn't even happen—Ben pushed it back several times to go help his grandmother that day. Ben was so respectful the whole date. He drove Marisa to her car, which was parked on the other side of the mall, after the movie finished, and Marisa decided to kiss him goodbye. We had three more dates that before Marisa went back to North Carolina. It wasn't until Marisa came home for the summer that they made things official. We stuck together through nearly six long years of long distance, having dates on FaceTime and counting down the days until we were reunited. We closed the distance for good February 2020. Now, 10+ years later, we are still just as obsessed with each other, and we cannot wait to embark on their next phase of life together.