christmas party back in 1999 that dan first summoned the courage to share his feelings with her. >> you had been thinking about michelle? >> oh, absolutely. >> he asked michelle to stick with him that night, and she did. and then everything went side ways. >> it was the worst date in the world. >> what went i wrong? . >> i don't know.>> i was totally off my game. i couldn't speak. but i asked her out again, and she had yes. . >> youai must have done somethi right. >> i must have. i don't know. or she felt sorry for me and gave me another chance. i don't know. . ot michelle's family soon met him.he . >> next thing you know, they're seeing each other, getting pretty serious. >> after sheng came along? . >> the world totally changed. the sun got brighter. a totally different world. >> michelle and dan married in 2001 and continued to work together at thermo fischer.