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When college senior Rose caught sight of Dave across a crowded bar at their alma mater, Virginia Tech, he—three years older than she is—had just come from an engineering board meeting. He made a strong first impression. "I was drawn to this well-dressed man as you don't see this every day in a college bar," says Rose. "I simply thought, 'Who in college wears a suit to a bar? need to know him!'" Though they talked for the rest of the evening, they didn't stay in contact—until three months later, when they ran into each other at a different bar. "We exchanged numbers again," says Rose, "just to find out we already had each other's."