Our story for me began after KJ made an instagram post after cutting his hair. I don’t know if I was just that intrigued or if he just looked that good, but for the first time in my life i decided that I was going to make the first move and give him my number. This was a big deal, KJ and I had known each other through my best friend for years but had never really took the time to get to know one another. After a couple of flirty messages, I gave him my phone number. We would text each other back and forth throughout the day, and talk on the phone all night. It didn’t take long for us to learn and feel comfortable with one another, and after a month it was finally time to go on our first date. I was so nervous but KJs calming demeanor soothed my nerves. When we arrived to the restaurant the jitters were still there, but as soon as we were seated at the table the conversation flowed just like it had previously on our phone calls throughout the month. When dinner was over we went to a nearby arcade and played games and talked until they closed. On my way home I thanked God for not only allowing me to confirm KJ’s character and who he is as a man, but also to confirm my feelings towards him. The feeling was so new and reassuring that I was confident from that day forward that he was the one. I was shamelessly falling in love with him, something that I’m blessed and excited to do everyday for the rest of our lives.
— Future Mrs. Jasmine Givens
After years of knowing of each other, crossing paths, being in the same circles and occasionally hanging out in group settings, one of Jasmine’s best friends who was my roommate at the time introduces us to each other. At first she wasn’t feeling me, I came on too strong, I had dreads (she was not a fan), and she looked right through me. Looking back on it I’m actually glad she paid me no mind, because had we gotten together with that version of me we wouldn’t have made it far. Years later (after a haircut) we reconnected on social media (she swiped up on me after I cut my hair, GOTCHA). I played the long game and waited for her to fall in my trap and now she’s stuck! I knew she was the one on our first date. After spending the entire night together neither of us wanted to go home. When I finally got home I couldn’t wait to plan our second date, which was the next day, and then our third was the day after that. When I realized I could spend this much time with her and still be myself without feeling exhausted I knew she was the one.
— Mr. Kinard Givens Jr.

The Proposal