#person %% lightbox  %% <figure> <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/yomaru/image/upload/v1700820272/obsidian/opcjt426aiosnkptcuul.webp" data-lightbox="0" data-title="Natalie is my girl friend. And she is the sunflower in my eyes 🌻."> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/yomaru/image/upload/v1700820272/obsidian/opcjt426aiosnkptcuul.webp" alt="Natalie is my girl friend. And she is the sunflower in my eyes 🌻." title="Natalie is my girl friend. And she is the sunflower in my eyes 🌻."/> </a> <figcaption>Natalie is my girl friend. And she is the sunflower in my eyes 🌻.</figcaption> </figure> ## When Do We Start Knowing Each Other? I started dating Natalie on July 9, 2022, after meeting her at church. She got baptized one year after me, with her baptism taking place on June 16, 2019, and mine on June 17, 2018. We initially developed our relationship as friends and spent three years as normal brother and sister. Throughout this time, we had regular encouragement dates, which helped strengthen our bond. As we approached graduation from university and completed our final year projects, we had more free time and began interacting more frequently. This led to the quick development of love and trust between us. ## How We Start Building Interests towards Each Other? Our relationship began to develop through regular encouragement dates and daily fellowship. Initially, we would have an encouragement date once every three months, but when I made the decision to focus on her, I increased the frequency to once every three to four weeks. This period of focused interaction lasted about 2-3 months before I asked her to be in a steady relationship. Throughout our encouragement dates, we truly began to understand each other on a deeper level. Another vital aspect of our connection was frequent fellowship. We would have phone calls every 2-3 days and exchange text messages regularly. During my final year project, I faced a challenging family situation with my parents going through a serious divorce, involving incidents of domestic violence. It was unexpected and challenging to deal with during the pressure of my project. However, Natalie proved to be a wonderful listener and a great source of comfort during that difficult time. Her support made me feel as though we were destined to be soulmates, and I felt comfortable sharing anything with her. Furthermore, our shared similarities played a significant role in sparking our interest in each other. We both come from families where we bear responsibility for handling various issues, and the pressure from those situations affected us. Additionally, we are both middle children and are nearly the same age. As we approached graduation from university, we discovered our shared dream of owning a coffee shop. These commonalities provided us with many topics to discuss and connect over. Some examples of our shared similarities include: 1. Our spiritual birthdays are close, with mine on June 17 and hers on June 16. 2. Symbolically, her name contains "Phoenix," while mine contains "Dragon." 3. Both of us have a love for relationships. 4. I have a dog, and she has a cat - we both adore animals. 5. We both aspire to move out of Hong Kong and share a sense of adventure. 6. ... These similarities further strengthened our bond and provided a strong foundation for our connection, as we always found common ground and had endless topics to explore together. ## What Do I like about Her? ## What Does She like about Me? ## How is the Dating in Church? ## Any Ups and Downs? ## How Do We Resolve Conflict? ## What Are Our Goals / Achievement? %% milestone %% 1. Want our relationship to impact others 2. Want our relationship to be better each year 3. Experience new things together 4. Open a coffee shop, this is our dream → [[My dream coffee shop]] ## Any Plans for the Future? %% [(1475) 開箱我在西雅圖的百萬新家 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m_FB0hCdmk&ab_channel=HackBear%E6%B3%B0%E7%91%9E) %% 1. propose and engage 2. get married 3. buy a house in Canada 4. open a coffee shop