I've Loved You Since...

Lizzie and Michael have known each other for years. While they first met at a family gathering around the holidays in West Bloomfield, Michigan, it wasn't until their families vacationed together in Park City (and they got stuck on a chairlift together) that they realized perhaps there was something more to their platonic friendship.

It wasn't exactly "love at first swipe" for Rachel and Matt. When you match with someone on a dating app, the hope is that the conversation will progress to the point where you exchange numbers and plan a date. After Rachel and Matt both swiped right on JSwipe, they exchanged numbers and started texting; but, things fizzled soon after that. It wasn't until months later when Matt wound up texting Rachel out of the blue (and a few other girls at the same time) that they ended up planning their first date and meeting in person. The rest, you could say, is history.

Jen and Kyle’s romance began as many would imagine a storybook romance: in an AP Calculus class (“Mean Girls,” anyone?). While it was Kyle who first took a liking to Jen, the admiration was not immediately reciprocated. Fast forward 11 years later: These two are happily married, live in Atlanta, Georgia, and are spending more time together than ever before as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. For Jen and Kyle, making it through multiple bouts of long distance required hard work. Now, they’ve got helpful advice for anyone working through a LDR.

Kerry Flynn and Mike Murphy, two journalists in the tech and media space, have none other than Twitter (and a few friends) to thank for their relationship. It started with a TechCrunch event in 2015 when Mike first tweeted @ Kerry. And yet, it wasn’t until two years later that Kerry, a reporter at CNN, and Mike, the director of Special Projects at Protocol, actually started dating. While one of these two blocked the other at some point on Twitter, they still found their happy ending. 

For Maria and Kush, their love story is one you might dream about: getting into a ride share and falling in love with the other passenger. Kush had always planned on moving back to Dubai after graduating from Columbia Business School, but what happened the day before his graduation? He met Maria. 

Scott and Nora have been together for over 33 years. This love story begins when Nora met Scott's mom at Kutsher's Hotel. It was Scott's mom who encouraged her son to reach out to Nora and ask her out. Two days after their first phone call, they went on their first date. Seven days later, he proposed. Listen as Scott and Nora recount their love story from the beginning, including the family drama that unfolded right before Scott walked down the aisle.

Meet the Ahumadas: Fernando and Yolanda met when they were teenagers in Patterson, New Jersey, after Fernando moved to the U.S. from Colombia about 40 years ago. Their families lived on the same block, and what started out as a neighboring friendship blossomed into something much more. But wait, what happened after Yolanda took a trip to Florida and didn't tell anyone where she was going? Find out on this episode of I've Loved You Since...