User:Dechurch24/Sandbox

Long ago, a boy and girl (lets call them "Dan Church" and "Katie Dunn") met in person for the first time. The bravery on Katie's part can hardly be overstated as she was not just meeting some guy but some guy's sister, brother-in-law and two mutual friends who knew Dan better than her. Still, with some strong persuasion from one of those mutual friends, she came. The next two weeks Dan, Katie and some helpful friends and family spent some valuable time getting to know each other. Dates and activities included: the dice game, miscommunications, long talks in driveways, ice-cream and moxie date and a day at Six Flags with Katie's youth group.

After those short two weeks or so Dan had to head back to Virginia. Between that day and September 13 they would exchange phone calls (according to phone records it appears Dan made most of these calls and they took place in the early to late evening) and emails. (Friends and family of both parties say they had actually corresponded on facebook in February of that year with Dan ending the communication by not responding after a few message exchanges. Sources close to Dan say he did not want to begin and/or entertain any possible interest without meeting first (which can also be translated as "he had no idea what he was doing...")

They both say the calls became easier as time went by, but there were times of uncertainty and awkward pauses on both ends during these calls. However, it wasn't long before an hour and a half phone calls were happening with regularity. Dan was enjoying how their friendship was evolving - even with half the eastern seaboard separating the two. After a great weekend spent with his sister and brother-in-law in North Carolina, Dan was certain he wanted to 'solidify' the relationship, though he honestly had no idea how to do this over the phone. That night, September 13, Dan stumbled and fumbled and somehow got his point across that he didn't just want this friendship to stay a "friendship". Dan actually thought she was asking for a little "define the relationship" talk that night, but he was wrong...but not entirely to his grand relief. She was interested in the same goal. As noted above though, Katie (and Dan has slowly admitted) though the expressed desire of a 'dating relationship' had been said, it didn't set in until Katie came down. (Quotation marks must be used with "began dating" only because they say it still felt a bit weird doing this over the phone; sources say that Katie may have not been convinced until she went down later in September and Dan held her hand when they first saw each other. Also, Dan bought her flowers to make it a bit more 'clear', though some say that was because he was feeling badly about not getting to see her earlier that day).

Much has happened since then and there is more to tell, but on another day. For today has been six months since "Dan Church and "Katie Dunn" began dating. Two things are sure though: they're both looking forward to the rest of the this story and this "Dan Church" is one lucky (divinely blessed) guy.