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Apparently this is what love is now.
A few years ago, a woman used Twitter to ask a man out.
I want to go on a date with @BenAxelrod
— Torey Stachowicz (@toreydanae) December 4, 2014
Maybe you're thinking, "isn't this exerting quite a lot of social pressure on the askee?" Well, it seems the man in question had his answer ready for such a happenstance.
@toreydanae you buying?
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) December 4, 2014
“@BenAxelrod: @toreydanae you buying?” Haha yes I will, your favorite place too
— Torey Stachowicz (@toreydanae) December 4, 2014
@toreydanae nah, if you're buying, you can pick. Just make sure they have chicken fingers.
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) December 4, 2014
@BenAxelrod done and done
— Torey Stachowicz (@toreydanae) December 4, 2014
Boom, free chicken fingers! That is one smooth operator.
Well, it turns out that despite this journalist's scepticism (and semi-disbelief in the power of love) the date went extremely well. So well in fact, that four years later the guy tweeted this...
I want to marry @toreydanae https://t.co/gJxNBqyTNY
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) February 11, 2018
I bent the knee. She said yes! pic.twitter.com/nVwPHtpxOx
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) February 11, 2018
My hangover is outta this world #engaged
— Torey Stachowicz (@toreydanae) February 11, 2018
#mood pic.twitter.com/xjXXmYkUya
— Torey Stachowicz (@toreydanae) February 11, 2018
Twitter you sly dog, you've gone and gotten a couple engaged. Props to you Twitter. Props to you.