To The Moon & Back

It all started during a time when both of us were going through some rough patches in our lives. For me(Janne), sleepless nights had become the norm, and I often found comfort in the quiet, pixelated world of Minecraft, playing late into the night on a server.

 

One night, as I scrolled through the general chat, I saw someone named DGiraffe type, “Want to VC?” I thought he was talking to everyone, and something in me decided this was my chance to be brave and socialize. So, I joined the call—and that’s when I met him.

 

We started talking that night, and I guess… we never really stopped. What began as casual chats turned into daily conversations filled with deep thoughts, shared movies, endless laughter, and hours upon hours spent together. Somewhere along the way, I even joked, “You know how people have ‘work wives’ or ‘work husbands’? Well, you’re kind of my Minecraft husband.” Not long after that, we got "married" in the game—just for fun, of course.

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But time has a funny way of turning playful jokes into something real. One day Tim bravely asked if i would have dated him if we lived just a little closer. My answer was yes without a doubt. Despite both of us insisting we weren’t cut out for long-distance relationships, we fell for each other—hard. It didn’t matter that we lived miles apart because, without even realizing it, we had already started dating in every way that mattered.

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On December 19, 2023, Tim took the sweetest step, he asked my dad for permission to officially date me. We spent nearly a year growing our relationship across screens and time zones before finally meeting in person when Tim flew to Norway in early November 2024. At the end of that month, I flew back to the U.S. with him, hearts full and hand in hand.

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Then, exactly one year after we officially started dating, on December 19, 2024—Tim got down on one knee and asked me the easiest question I’ve ever had to answer: if I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him.

 

Spoiler alert: I said yes.