In March of 2004 I had attended a local discussion group meeting at which a woman there said she would give another organization that I was a part of some money. During the afternoon discussion, I excused myself to the restroom and upon my return the woman was gone. I began to ask people if they knew her name or had any contact information about her; They all said no. So I went on the group's listserve and based on the information I knew about the woman, I clicked on one profile. That profile was Tieranny's, not the woman I was looking for.

Something about Tieranny's smile grabbed me and I felt the need to send her an e-mail. I don't really remember the exact words of my e-mail but whatever it said she took forever to respond. I remember that her response was almost a month after I originally sent the e-mail. We began to discuss current events and our thoughts about life. I enjoyed our conversation but didn't want to meet in person. I feared that she would turn out to be a crazy lady. I went to New York for an internship, and during this time we began to talk on the phone. I spoke to Tieranny at least two times a day. I loved talking to her and hearing her voice. Tieranny sent me a total of three video messages, which I loved to watch. We didn't meet until August 15, 2004.

Our first date consisted of Chinese food, listening to music, and laughter. We shareed our first kiss on August 18, 2004, and from that very moment I knew Tieranny was the love of my life. On August 22, 2004 we decided to become an official couple. It's been history ever since.