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Alexandra Suarez and Jamie Urquijo had several chance encounters before they officially met and he finally asked her out. As fate would have it, their first meeting was on Valentine’s Day in 2015 in Calatagan, a beach town a few hours south of Manila. “He was cooking a massive shrimp boil for a group of about 30 people,” Alexandra remembers. “I was invited by some common friends of ours last minute, and not having any Valentine’s plans, I decided to tag along. The shrimp boil was amazing, but he was too busy cooking to strike up a conversation!”