
X and L met while attending Loyola University; they were a part of the same friend group. They had been doing the New York Times crossword puzzle together for weeks and X knew he wanted to ask her out. X planned on asking L out after a group event one night but a friend was waiting for X. That same night after he got home, he texted L and asked to meet up where he asked her out in person. L was excited and had been hoping they could grow their friendship.