Carina & Nicholas | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
Nick is actually the younger brother of my older sister’s husband. So I married my sister’s brother-in-law!
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Nick is actually the younger brother of my older sister’s husband. So I married my sister’s brother-in-law!
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Patrick and I met through a mutual friend. I ran into him and our friend in a favorite local bakery. I texted my friend to say Patrick was cute, and …
Sara and I met in middle school and it has been a long time since our first movie-theater date! Our parents picked us up and dropped us off, and we became boyfriend and girlfriend…
Ryan and I met as freshman in high school. There weren’t immediate fireworks, but over time he and I became really close, building a strong connection. On Valentine’s Day, Ryan surprised me with flowers and asked me to be his girlfriend…
Kenny and I met while working at the same payroll company. Our office had a candy bowl with bite-size candies and one day Kenny asked me which was my favorite…
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Gavin and I met at the New England Conservatory in Boston. We were both studying music and met while working together at the school’s performance space.
Michael and I started dating when we were 16. We met in our high school TV production class. We were friends, and started dating in our junior year.
AJ and I were friends for all four years of college, but it wasn’t until our last semester of senior year that we started to date …
Mike and I met in high school when I was a freshman and he was a sophomore. He remembers seeing me at a homecoming game and asking his friend who I was.
I’m an ER nurse and Akshay is an ER physician. He was starting his intern residency and I was a brand new nurse. We were acquaintances and one day …
Bryan and I met our first day of work and became good friends. After five years, he confessed (via voicenote!) that he wanted to be more than friends.
Matt and I grew up with a lot of friends in common, but our paths crossed November 7, 2012, on social media. We had a lot in common and soon started dating.
Anthony and I met our junior year of college when we were 20 years old. On our first “real” date we bonded over the Yankees, family and friends, and Disney…
Mike and I met online. We had our first date at Olive Lucy’s in Morristown and quickly became inseparable.
We were on staff at a summer retreat for a few summers and finally realized we had strong feelings and made it official after a walk under the stars.
We met through the dating app JSwipe in the midst of a massive snowstorm. The weather prevented us from meeting in person, so we decided to …
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One of my good friends was dating one of Daniela’s good friends and we met each other on a night out in NYC. We hit it off and soon had our first date.
Mike and I met on a blind date. He was running late and we had to relocate, so going into it I was ready to get it over with! Yet, when we got there …
Mel and I met by swiping right on an app after crossing paths at a local pizzeria. We had known of each other since childhood, but …
I gave my friend a FaceTime call and Mike was out with her and her boyfriend and answered. My hair was in a bun, pimple cream was all over my face and …
Chris and I met on Bumble and soon had our first date. It actually wasn’t the best! Chris was so quiet, but the next day he was diagnosed with strep, so …
David and I met in high school. We’re in each other’s prom photos, but with different dates…
Michael and I met the summer before we went to college. He saw me online and that we were going to the same school. He reached out to me and …
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Chris and I met in school at Mt. Saint Mary College. He played on our soccer team and caught my eye on the field. Word got out to one of his friends and…
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Jacob and I matched on Bumble and hit it off. We met for a Taco Tuesday lunch date. Jacob had a discount from loyalty points, so our date cost 47 cents!
Anthony and I met while working as lifeguards at Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center in East Brunswick, NJ. Six years later, we reconnected via FaceBook.
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Esther and I met through a mutual friend. For our first date, we had dinner at a restaurant I was working at part time, after which we went for a walk on the walkway along the Hudson River…
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We met on New Year’s Eve at a party at Reza’s house in 2018. We danced all night and there was a chemistry right away. We exchanged numbers the next day.
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Peter and I met in first grade when we were in the same religion class. We would see each other every Monday night and eventually our friendship grew.