Roger’s Version:

I feel like we’ve always known each other. We were Facebook and then Instagram friends. So finally in 2021 I decided to reach out. I slid in her DMs as the kids would say. I commented on her story … and when I realized she lived in Ottawa, I suggested we grab a drink the next time I was in town. I did end up in Ottawa a few weeks later and we had our first date.

Daisy’s version:

When he says “we’ve always known each other” he means that in 2012 when I first got to Canada and staying with family friends we went to visit his family. And his mom called him to come down and hang out with the young guest, “ngwino uganirize umwana”, she said. He was nice, gave me his Facebook so I could reach out if I had any problems. I went home that day with a huge crush, my sister who was there that night made fun of me when she saw me stalking his facebook page, she laughed and said that I would probably never see him again. And she was wrong, guess who ended up sliding in my DMs 9 years later…

Roger:

OK so back to 2021. We had a great first date and now I was the one with the huge crush, but I might have scared her off as I started planning visits to Ottawa. So we didn’t get into a relationship right away. Instead we kept in touch and saw each other once or twice a year for next couple of years.

Daisy:

But this was good because we got to really know each other with less pressure. And I made a friend…

Roger:

Yes, and we let that grow until one of our visits in 2024 finally felt a little different. I think she finally let her guard down. And I'm so happy she did 😊 because its been an amazing journey since then.

The Proposal:

There were two things I knew I wanted in the proposal. It could not be public (she not so subtly hinted at that any time we saw one on Instagram) and I wanted it be as much of a surprise as possible.

But the more I thought about it the more I realized it would be nice to have her friends and family involved. I found a way to do all of those things. So that’s how Daisy ended up being proposed to in sweat pants in a random hotel room I had decorated earlier that day when she thought I was at my friends place. We then got dressed up for what she thought was her cousin’s birthday but was really an engagement celebration.