07/06/2026
We met during that in-between phase when COVID social-distancing rules were just starting to ease, quite literally with face masks on. Our first date was meant to be a casual 1–2 hour drink on a rooftop in Atlanta, but it turned into almost six hours of nonstop conversation. The masks came off eventually 😂
We talked about everything! Even the topics most people avoid on first dates and quickly realized how naturally aligned our values were, despite coming from very different backgrounds. He’s Ethiopian and grew up between Addis Ababa and Seattle, while I’m half Nigerian and half African American and grew up in Nigeria. From family and culture to politics, creativity, and our shared love for film, everything just clicked.
He’d never been to Lagos and me neither to Addis. We both love to travel, and since we met we’ve always talked about doing a trip to show each other our hometowns, so it felt full circle that he chose to propose in Lagos!
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