
Everyone has that social media crush that they don’t really know but they kind of feel like they do anyway. Maybe it’s a writer who has a particularly relatable voice or some rando on Instagram who is superb at documenting their life via Instagram. Whoever it is, you’ve probably imagined what your life would be like if you met them and inevitably married them Trust me, we’ve all been there.
But there’s one particular woman who will never have to wonder: Torey Stachowicz, aka the woman who actually had the courage to ask sports writer Ben Axelrod out on Twitter, even though she didn’t know him irl.
I want to go on a date with @BenAxelrod
— Torey Axelrod (@toreydanae) December 4, 2014
And because fate can be a funny thing, he actually decided to respond. The exchange was simple but kind of cute.
@toreydanae you buying?
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) December 4, 2014
“@BenAxelrod: @toreydanae you buying?” Haha yes I will, your favorite place too
— Torey Axelrod (@toreydanae) December 4, 2014
@toreydanae nah, if you're buying, you can pick. Just make sure they have chicken fingers.
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) December 4, 2014
@BenAxelrod done and done
— Torey Axelrod (@toreydanae) December 4, 2014
But that was three years ago. Why should we care now? Well, let’s just say there has been some recent developments that are pretty dang squee-worthy.
I want to marry @toreydanae https://t.co/gJxNBqyTNY
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) February 11, 2018
I bent the knee. She said yes! pic.twitter.com/nVwPHtpxOx
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) February 11, 2018
Awww. This is the Twitter love story we don’t deserve, but that we’re lucky enough to get anyway.
My hangover is outta this world #engaged
— Torey Axelrod (@toreydanae) February 11, 2018
Let’s just say we don’t even know these people but we’re still feeling so many feeeeeeels.
#mood pic.twitter.com/xjXXmYkUya
— Torey Axelrod (@toreydanae) February 11, 2018
Well played pic.twitter.com/4xl11BAz81
— Pumpkin Escobar (@ThatGuyEdub) February 11, 2018
Congrats! pic.twitter.com/FnTDI5OZ3Y
— Andrew Ellis (@TeddyHeisman) February 11, 2018
If this isn’t proof that it’s time for us to all shoot our shots, I’m not sure what is.
https://twitter.com/RealSarah103/status/962767287676698625
Congrats to the happy couple, and may we all have the courage to tweet at our social media crushes this year.