Matt & Christy have spent the last 10 years ‘missing each other.’
The two both lived in Fresno at the same time, and Matt moved to the city where Christy was born shortly after she arrived in Fresno. The two have many favorite Fresno restaurants in common, and have a number of overlapping friends and acquaintances. (Christy’s Bridesmaid Brenda, has been one of Christy’s closest friends through college and adult life, and was a middle school friend of Matt.)
Their near misses include Christy’s college roommate living down the street from Matt’s parents, and both having tickets to the Vatican Museum from the same day (technically, within 15 minutes of each other.) The two continue to find funny instances where they should have met on a semi-regular basis. The two have been looking for each other globally with no success.
Thank goodness for the internet, specifically OkCupid.com. Matt sent Christy a message, (which she ignored,) and persisted to try to win her over.
It took him a little while to convince her to go on a 1^st date, but after the 1^st date she no longer needed any convincing that she had met an extraordinary man.
The rest, as they say, is history.