Our Story
It started with a swipe in Boston and somehow brought them all the way to Seattle. Somewhere between first dates, road trips, new cities, and meeting each other’s families, Parth and Aishwarya found their person in one another. They wouldn’t have it any other way.
Chapter One
Aishwarya was in Boston for her internship, and I had just moved from Virginia to Nashua, New Hampshire. Nashua was great, but the dating pool was… limited. So I expanded my search radius to Boston and started swiping. Somewhere along the way, we both swiped right.
Chapter Two
Aishwarya was still traveling back and forth to Colorado for school, so it took us a few months to actually meet. In the meantime, texts turned into phone calls, and before we knew it, we were talking almost every day. When she was finally back in Boston, we decided it was time.
We met at Penguin Pizza, ordered way more food than we needed, and then barely touched any of it because we were too busy talking. By the time we noticed, the pizza was cold and the beers were flat. We’d both been on enough bad dates by then to know this was a very good one.
Chapter Three
After that first date, we started spending pretty much every weekend together. We explored Boston, tried new restaurants, took road trips around New England, and slowly became a regular part of each other’s lives.
A few weeks in, I brought Aishwarya to a Diwali party to meet my friends. The moment we walked through the door, they started blasting “Baharon Phool Barsao” to welcome us. It was way too early for a wedding song, which of course made it even funnier. Looking back, maybe they were onto something.
As we spent more time together, we got to know each other’s friends, worked through our share of disagreements, supported each other through the good and the difficult, and made more than a few attempts at getting fit together.
Then, completely by chance, both of our families were in the U.S. at the same time. So our official “Kande Pohe” happened here instead of back in India. Aishwarya’s parents met me, my mother met her, and thankfully, everyone got along right away. One major milestone, surprisingly little drama.
Chapter Four
Eventually, Aishwarya’s internship turned into a full-time role and brought her to Seattle. Around the same time, I landed a remote role, which made the decision to follow her west a pretty easy one. The funny part is that Seattle had been on my list of places to live since 2021, long before either of us knew our story would bring us here.
Moving across the country meant leaving behind friends, familiar places, and a lot of great memories. But it also meant finally getting to build an everyday life together. Now Seattle is home, and we’re excited for everything that comes next.
We cannot wait to celebrate with you!
