The team started talking in September 2014, when Avsec sent his match a message — “Hello Michelle.”
From that point, the match chose to take things gradually. Slowly.
It took Arendas two months to react: “Hello sorry my phone died!”
Avsec complimented her for discovering her charger so rapidly. As a rule, he stated, it takes him five months to discover his.
“Yeah I just wanted to make sure it was fully charged, 0 to 100 real slow,” Arendas said.
Avsec took two more months to react to that message.
Why?
He was in the shower, obviously.
The joke proceeded for two more years, every one giving reasons that it took them months to react. Stuck in class. Concentrate for midterms. President’s Day merriments.
On July 7, Avsec shared the messages on Twitter. “One day I’m going to meet this girl and it’s going to be epic,” he wrote.
Twitter went wild.
Within three days, Tinder heard about it and offered to send them to a city of their choice for their first date. The couple chose Maui.
But before they could leave for the vacation, Avsec and Arendas had to meet.
Hahahaha one day I’m going to meet this girl and it’s going to be epic. Look at the dates of our tinder texts. pic.twitter.com/DASQK4c5cX
— Josh Avsec (@Wes_03) July 8, 2017
On “Good Morning America,” they sat on opposite sides of a wall before the reveal, separated much like a dating game show, as they answered questions about themselves and their Tinder conversations.
Even offline, they answered many questions similarly. They both like chips and popcorn, prioritize food on dates, and love to binge watch “The Office.”
After a long debate over your unbelievably generous offer, our dream first-date would be in Hawaii. Meet you in Maui?? @mch_rnd
— Josh Avsec (@Wes_03) July 11, 2017
So why keep up the messages for so long without meeting?
“I was committed to my joke,” Arendas told host Michael Strahan. “I love the fact that we had a similar sense of humor.”