I had given up on apps. Not on love — just on the noise.

Then a friend sent me a link to Social Contract and said, "Just try it. It's different." She was right.

Before Tim and I ever exchanged a photo, we had exchanged our values. Our non-negotiables. What we were building toward. What we had walked away from.

When we finally met — over jollof rice and too many laughs — it felt like meeting someone I already knew. Because in the ways that mattered most, I did.

Tim says we chose each other before we met. I think that's the most romantic thing I've ever heard.