In March 1999, we met at a show outside Fugazi Albany, NY I have seen through the mosh pit and knew I had to slam him. That night, between bands, we were best friends immediately, skipping the small talk and dive right in the important questions of life. But we were seniors in high school so that really meant the dream, college, parents and ideals. We quickly started to leave and felt an emotional bond I've never forgotten. But alas, I went to a small school in North Carolina, and he went to Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. We broke Christmas break first year.

Since nothing ever really been a problem in the relationship, we maintained a good friendship for a year or so the distance has played its role. He dated girls crazy college and I compared each boyfriend, I had him.

In March 1996, Ed was a Front Line Assembly show in San Francisco where he turned to his friends and said: "I used to date this girl." I was along a friend when she said: "Someone asks for your name." I turned and saw Ed's past, present and future, all flashed before my eyes in an instant, and when he pulled on my dog collar at the end of the night, I knew he was supposed to be.