Over the past four years, Scott and I have shared more than just amazing adventures, joy, and laughter. We have shared our hearts and, in turn, have discovered what it truly means to be passionately in love. However, our story didn't just begin four years ago. To hear the beginning of our story, we're going to have to travel back to the yesteryears of our college days. Now, this story has been told time and time again and depending on which one of us you ask the events of our first date to SAE's Winter Formal of 2012 may differ in comparison. Here are the two tales to the start of our love story... A Gentleman's Perspective: The year was 2012, and I had a very important decision to make. Who would I take to formal? Well, to be honest, I enlisted help to find a date from a few fellow sorority sisters I had become close with. They introduced me to Rachel as she was looking to go to her very first SAE Formal. They have a reputation for being the best on campus. I asked her in the perfect way, with a cookie cake and flowers. Fast forward to the day of. I'm all dressed up and meet Rachel at a house for the pre-party. From there, we spent some time together. Soon it was time to leave and go to the venue. Once we arrived, it was like a blink.. She was gone. Soon I realized I was officially ditched. Until... 11:59 when she appeared again and missing a shoe. I was then re-enlisted.. this time not as her date, but as a private investigator to find the missing shoe. After formal, we didn't stay connected, a few messages here and there, but as we all know our love story didn't end here. A Lady's Perspective: It all began with a dance. Newly initiated into the sorority, I set out on a mission to make friends and become close with my new "sisters". That's when I heard about SAE's Winter Formal and I knew this was my ticket. There was just one problem... I didn't have a date. After talking with some of the girls in the sorority, I heard his name for the first time. "I know a great guy named Scott who would love to take you." The first time I met Scott he showed up with flowers and a cake that read, "Will you go to formal with me?" A true gentleman at heart. Fast-forward to the night of formal, I showed up to the pre-party and laid eyes on my date. We chatted, laughed, had a few drink and left together for the main event. It is at this point in the story that Scott will claim he was ditched. However, my disappearing act was paved with good intentions and maybe a few cocktails. In hopes of making college friends, I danced the night away with my sorority sisters. At the stroke of midnight, there I stood in a beautiful dress and missing a heel. To my rescue, a prince charming wandered over with my glass slipper and whisked his boozy Cinderella off in a car ride home. It's not your typical Disney fairytale, but it was the start to something even more beautiful. Hinge- The Dating App Designed To Be Deleted (Reviews: 5 Stars) In 2020, we were both in a place in our lives where we were searching for something different, something real. We were looking for love. However, dating during a pandemic proved to be a bit of a challenge. Thank god for online dating! After many swipe lefts, I was pleasantly surprised when a message from Scott popped up in my inbox. We talked for hours, like no time had passed. Just two old friends reconnecting. A few days later, he took me on a real date (no ditching this time). As weeks turned into months and months turned into years, our love for each other grew. Instinctively, we knew that we had found exactly what we had been searching for all along; the one and only person meant to carry our heart forever. If there is anything we have learned from our love story it is that sometimes timing is everything. And with time, we know our love for each other will only continue to grow with each tomorrow.