When two people meet, they usually find something to bond over, like their love for movies

or snowboarding.

For Amber and Diana, it was their mutual love of bugs.

I quickly found out that like she was super into entomology.

I was super charmed by that.

I was just like, oh my gosh, she's rattling off Latin names like, oh, that's so cool.

That's Amber.

Here's Diana.

When you grow up as a kid and you've got like these things you like that are pretty nerdy,

it's kind of lonely.

So finding someone who's equally into it, you know, we can be weird together.

It was more than just bugs.

It was nature in general.

The outdoors had been a haven for both of them growing up.

They'd met in college and would skip class to hike trails.

They'd spend their weekends identifying plants and bugs and mushrooms.

A few months into dating, Diana found a half decomposed deer skull and brought it to Amber,

you know, hoping it would impress her.

How did she react?

I think deep inside her heart grew several sizes.

After dating for about a year, Amber proposed.

At that time, same-sex marriage was legal in most states.

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