When Anna downloaded Tinder on a sunny July day, the last thing on her mind was meeting the love of her life. After all, it was the middle of a pandemic, and she had been quarantined for months, unable to see anyone outside of her family. Little did she know her future husband was just about twenty minutes down the road and had recently downloaded the app as a joke with a friend. Though hopeful he may meet someone, Cam didn't believe he would meet the one.

On the morning of July 19th, 2020, Anna encountered Cam's profile, describing him as the guy at the party petting the dog, and saw his notably curly blonde hair and swiped right without a second thought. Later that afternoon, Cam stumbled upon Anna's profile; which described her as fun-sized and a lover of crappy book-to-movie adaptations. He thought she looked cute and found her bio charming, so he swiped right with the hopes of a match.

It was a match!

A "slick" pickup line later, the couple began to chat. After a few days of messaging, the couple decided it was time to set up a virtual date—it was at the height of COVID-19 after all. Their first Facetime call lasted for over six hours, into the wee hours of the morning. Long Facetime calls would become a staple at the beginning of their relationship, with the average call lasting over five hours. While Anna would like to say they both did equal amounts of talking... Cam likes to say otherwise.

Soon, Anna broke COVID-19 quarantine for the first time since coming home in March to go out on a date with Cam. Despite worries from her mother, Anna decided to meet a man she had met online and had never seen in person in a park she had never been to. Their first date happened at a very empty Armco Park on July 31st and was socially distanced. Cam brought hammocks and set them up so they could do their favorite thing, talk.

Many socially distanced, virtual, and (eventually) real dates later Cam and Anna leaped and took their relationship to the official level on August 31st after Anna asked the all-important question what are we? Though the initial answer was boyfriend and girlfriend both suspected that they would eventually become more.

Over the years, Anna and Cam experienced a lot together but continued to stand by each other's side. From being in a long-distance relationship while Anna finished up her degrees at Ball State (which involved countless car trips traveling to and from Muncie as often as they could) to shared illnesses (i.e. mono & salmonella) to even the joys of traveling the country together. Anna and Cam have experienced so much joy, laughter, and love together and they cannot wait to share a lifetime with one another.

When asked to describe their love Anna points to a quote by John Green

I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.