A woman who travelled across continents through the recent pandemic to find her home. A man who has been preparing for this moment all his life. As fate would have it, their paths crossed one cold winter evening and as they say the rest is history.

What began as a brief encounter swiftly turned into deep friendship, which in turn blossomed into love. Their shared lives have since been filled with joyous laugher, adventurous travels and life retrospectives (Keep Stop Start).

Grounded in unwavering trust, mutual respect, boundless curiosity and profound love they embark in this journey of life together as partners, promising to “Poka-Yoke” their way through the ups and downs.

“Sukoon (peace) is what comes to mind when I think of Joachim. The first time I ever built a Lego set with Joachim, I knew that I had found someone who could gently nudge me through my frustrations and help me find joy in my challenging moments.  From growling in annoyance at the Lego set instruction manual, I found myself somehow rolling in laughter by the time I was done building Groot” – Padmaja

“Easy as breathing is how it feels to be around Padmaja. From the way she is around me to the way she is around friends and family; I knew we were going to work out.  From bonding over Creepy Santas to debunking crazy conspiracy theories, I knew she was a keeper when I realized my weird matches her weird.” – Joachim