Dave, 35, New York, NY
How they met: Originally from Washington Heights, a primarily Dominican neighborhood in upper Manhattan, Dave attended the same university as Molly. Dave was a senior the same year Molly was a freshman, so they didn’t interact. However, Molly knew of Dave.
Fast forward to 2012, a decade later, and Molly and Dave are at Three Sheets Saloon in NYC for a mutual friend’s going away party. They just connected.
How he knew he was in love: “I knew we were in love, like definitely in love, after we moved in together,” Dave said. “”God, the place was always a mess. It looked like robbers found a way inside and were pissed to find all these clothes from the Gap and Nordstrom Rack.”
He realized he could deal with the mess, because he loved her. “Moving in and living with someone, learning when their energy is at their greatest and weakest, and learning about one another’s little idiosyncrasies can either make or break a relationship,” Dave mused. “For us, living together made us.” In fact, the two have just gotten engaged.
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