Lucy: I first spotted Eddie at our mutual friends Sam & Shelby’s party in May 2021 and, being interested, inquired to my friend Johanna who confirmed enthusiastically that “he’s extremely nice and such a good guy!!!!” I was too nervous to talk to him, so I resorted to standing next to him in a group photo, hoping proximity would work some magic. (Spoiler: it didn’t.) I saw him once more that summer at one of our fave bars, and… same story, same lack of initiative. At that point, I figured it just wasn’t meant to be. Fast forward to January 2022, I was on Hinge and who do I see? EDDIE. I immediately texted my friends: “Should I do it?!?!” I decided to go for it and hit the heart button…

Eddie: When I got the notification, I thought, “Just the heart button and no comment? I know who you are, Lucy!” I messaged her back and we hit it off. A few days later I told our friend Mitch we had matched, who warned me: “Don’t mess it up—she’s wife material.” Mitch told me she’d be at a Chiefs bar for their upcoming playoff game so I could get her number in person. That night, we “ran into each other” and I got her number. We set our first date at Banc, a cozy spot near her apartment. Halfway through what I thought was a great date, I spotted our friend Sophia and thought—oh no, was Lucy calling in backup? Eventually, Sophia and her date (now fiancé!) Paul came to our table to say hello and point out that we were nearing midnight, at which point it was Lucy’s birthday! We ordered a round of drinks and my worries subsided after realizing Lucy wasn’t in on the meet-up…