We met on the dating app Bumble (buzzzzz ;) !!) and went to an adult arcade on our first date. Tim showed up 15 minutes early with chocolate and a card for Claudia. Claudia's dogs DJ & Mo, usually picky with humans, liked Tim immediately. We bonded over our shared love of '80s movies (especially The Karate Kid), sushi, sports (same baseball team, GO YANKEES!; different football and basketball teams!), Frank Sinatra, and dancing around/being silly. We both vacationed on the Jersey Shore when we were little and love Seinfeld. After 2.5 years of dating, Tim proposed in Bar Harbor, Maine on Sand Beach during Claudia's birthday weekend in fall 2020. Planning a wedding during Covid has been challenging, so we are opting for a small micro ceremony and dinner in spring 2021, with hopes of a bigger party down the road!