Nicole and Phil met online but on a different platform than most. These two started on Zoom. Phil was supposed to be working, but in reality, he was working-"it ."Usually a fan of PowerPoint, that day, he could not keep his eyes off Nicole. And so it began. He asked her out once once, strike one; he tried again, but there was no dice. No worries, Phil's a resilient guy and restructured his approach; after a few strategically nonchalant DMs, Nicole capitulated. The first date was ice cream, and from that day, forever began. Today, Nicole accepted Phil's proposal. A lesson in positive persistence