Although we wish we had a fun origin story involving Grindr or a ferris wheel at Coachella, our story began at a Christmas party. Kolbe and Troy had never met or heard of each other which is weird in their small, gay world. Kolbe had recently moved to Los Angeles after finishing grad school in SF while Troy was trying to live his best LA life (BARF). Kolbe was at the party with a date while Troy was cruising for his - then he locked eyes with Kolbe and knew their lives would be forever changed. Kolbe gave Troy a wide grin and Troy did his best "play it cool and walk out the door" move but the two never stopped thinking about each other. Three months later their paths would cross again on a group hike where they talked the whole time and then rode together in Kolbe's car to brunch. Their love has grown ever since that first hike and stack of pancakes. The picture below is feet away from where that first hike took place and in view of where they met at that Christmas party.