About Us
We are a fun, adventurous couple who are very different in many ways, yet surprisingly, all the pieces fit together.
We are so different that only God could have introduced us at the perfect time, in the most unexpected way.
Like day meeting the night, we are found where the sun rises and sets.Our Story
MAIQUI'S VERSION
I would say that I met Daniel during the worst time of my life. My friends encouraged me to download Bumble to get out of the gutter, and go on just one date with a stranger. Basically, to just tell myself that I was welcoming a new chapter. After all, who finds their husband online? I was always the kind of girl who thought I would find God’s best at church. You know, the whole Christian-girl fairy tale: serving in the same ministry, becoming best friends for years, and then eventually realizing you were meant to be together. If I ever went online, I honestly thought it would just be to swipe through and see who I could attract lol. Because seriously, how could you find a genuine connection with someone you met on an app? Even more so a husband. How could God possibly move through online dating?
Apparently, I was about to find out.
God definitely has a sense of humor, because Daniel was my first match and first date on Bumble. When he asked me on a date I was fine to just meet at Yard House or some basic boba place so I can just get it over with. But to my surprise, he made a reservation at one of my favorite restaurants. Daniel arrived 10 minutes early and of course, I arrived five minutes late… or so. lol.
My friends had dropped me off after church, and I had a group chat going with them while sharing my location, just to make sure I don’t end up a Netflix documentary. I was planning to only stay for an hour, call it a night, and then go to my current hyper fixation, Jin Tea Boba, since it was right next to the restaurant. But again, to my surprise, when I was getting ready to end our night, Daniel suggested that we walk over to my favorite boba spot for dessert. I had only mentioned that place to him once. And I remember being genuinely impressed that he remembered. A man I just met, remembered things I enjoy, even if I just told those things in passing.
I remember coming home after our date and thinking to myself that, that was such a great Bumble experience. Glad I had that, now time to focus on my season of singleness LOL. I told all my friends how amazing my date went and how I am not planning to see him again. They all thought I was foolish but truly I had no time for this, it really was just for the experience. After some encouragement from my friends I decided to meet with Daniel again, but this time to actually tell him that I will never see him again. We had another very elaborate and memorable date planned by Daniel. While we were on the date I came clean and told him that I was only in the app to just have one date. I told him everything I was going through and how I simply didn’t have the time or capacity to get to know anyone. I didn’t want to waste his time, so I told him that after this date, he was free to go.
But instead of walking away, he looked at me with even more admiration, as if seeing the parts of me I had been afraid to share only made me more beautiful to him.
Then I remember him saying,
“So you’re telling me that you are resilient?”
No man had ever looked at all my mess and called it strength, let alone something he admired about me. I will never forget when he told me that he thought I was a little too hard on myself, and that I was a catch in every way. Walking away from that date, I remember thinking that even if things didn’t work out between us, I had at least just met my new best friend.
It wasn’t difficult being with Daniel. Getting to know him felt like catching up with an old friend. In the middle of all the chaos of life, he felt like a vacation from it all. He was the place where I could finally breathe. He wasn't something I had to worry about. He was someone God knew I needed, and somehow, He introduced us at exactly the right time. I genuinely didn’t know how I would survive that season of my life if Daniel wasn’t there. God really knew best. I always ask God whenever I like a guy, but meeting Daniel felt different. Instead, it felt like God was asking me, “So, what do you think about this one?”
Daniel remained consistent with the way he supports, care and love Tux and I extravagantly. My choices has always been questionable but Daniel feels more like someone that is chosen for me by my Father. I always prayed for my God’s best and when I look at Daniel, I’m reminded that God heard every prayer I prayed. I knew Daniel was special from the day we met. He made me understand the cliché, “when you know, you know.” Life was so overwhelming when we met that I kept thinking he shouldn’t even be there. And yet, I remember going home after our first date and thinking, I think I just went on a date with my husband.
And exactly four years after we were introduced to each other, I’m finally getting to call him exactly that. My husband.
DANIEL'S VERSION
Maiqui and I met on Bumble in April 2023, with the same hope that, if we were lucky, we might meet someone worth building a life with. Our first date was supposed to be a simple dinner in Pasadena, but it stretched into more than three hours of walking, talking, dessert, and getting to know each other. I remember driving home afterward with this quiet excitement I hadn't felt in a long time. It wasn't butterflies so much as a feeling that maybe, finally, I had met someone with real potential. She was beautiful, funny, energetic, adventurous, easygoing, and we seemed to understand each other's humor almost immediately. Later that night, when she texted to say she'd had a great time too, I remember smiling to myself and thinking, “Oh yeah, I think I've got this in the bag.” Over the next few months, I found myself drawn to everything about her—her inner beauty, faith, strength and love for people.
By August 4, 2023, I knew she was someone I could genuinely see myself building a future with, so I planned a special night for us.
I took her to a nice dinner in Studio City and told her we were celebrating our “anniversary.” After dinner, I told her we were getting ice cream in the mountains. Little did she know, I had brought pints of all her favorite ice cream flavors so we could have dessert in the Land Cruiser. We found a spot overlooking the city, with the stars above us and the LA lights below, and there, I asked her to be my girlfriend. And just like that, August 4 actually became our official anniversary.
Somewhere along the way, our adventures became our everyday life: camping with Tux, road trips in the Land Cruiser, cooking dinner together, spontaneous pizza runs, or simply ending the night on the couch with a movie. And I realized that those ordinary moments were just as meaningful as the big ones. Three years later, every adventure, challenge, quiet night, and difficult conversation has only made me more certain that she is the person I want beside me through all of life’s seasons.
And now, exactly four years after that first date, I get to marry her. I loved the life I had before Maiqui, but somewhere along the way, she became the person I couldn't imagine experiencing the rest of it without and I can't wait to finally call her my wife.
TUX'S VERSION
The first time Mommy and I met, I knew I had found my favorite human. I trusted her the most, and we always understood each other. Until one day, I stopped seeing Mom for a while, and things seemed very different. I wished I could see her more often, so I waited and waited. Then, after two years, we were finally reunited!!
I thought I was never going to see Mom again, and I’m so glad we’re together again! She also told me that this time, we would be together for good. I was the happiest boy and was so excited to be with Mommy forever!
I finally got to sleep with Mom in this big bed. I had a big grassy front yard, a backyard, and three other beds around the big house! I had the best times with Mom, and I’ve seen her through every chapter and every heartache. It makes me sad to see her sad, and it makes me happy to see her happy. I love how it has always been Mommy and me against the world.
Then one day, while I was waiting for Mom at home, she came home with this guy. I felt at ease with him right away. He was gentle with me and cuddled with me. Then, I thought, “Maybe I could welcome him into our pack.” He seemed really nice.
As I saw him more often and watched how he took care of me and loved me just like Mom did, I grew to trust him more. He always puts us first, and more importantly, he loved Mommy just as much as I love her. Eventually, I figured maybe I could trust him to take care of Mommy and I. After all, Mommy looked happier with him too.
He also makes me the best dinners and tucks me into bed. It’s one of my favorite things to do before going to sleep. He also loves joining us for my birthday parties! I now have even better birthdays with him around & I think he is the perfect dad to love and protect Mom and I.
Dad takes me on a lot of camping trips, which I don’t enjoy as much. But as long as I’m with them, I figure I’ll be fine. I’ve just learned to tolerate camping. As long as Mommy is holding me, I think I’m okay.
I love it when we go to the beach, though, or anywhere with BIG open fields!
Now, I can’t imagine my life without the three of us. It just feels right.
I’m excited for more adventures, more cuddles, and lots and lots of wonderful memories as a family!