Soneer had just moved to Portland when they matched on February 22nd, 2023. That same night, he joked about getting to know each other, falling in love, and getting married. A snowstorm shut Oregon down, and then Tosha caught COVID from one of her little patients. She was so sick she texted him, 'sorry we couldn't meet before I died.' He replied, 'first date in heaven?' But they kept talking. Every day, about everything: TV shows, farmers markets, cooking, board games, places they'd been, places they wanted to go. Nearly a month passed before they finally made it to McMenamins John Barleycorns in Tigard. Tosha snuck up behind Soneer through a different door, surprising him with her beautiful smile, and from the moment they sat down, everything just fell into place. They talked until the restaurant closed around them and neither of them wanted to leave.