By chance, she walked past a man, Brett, who was walking his Shih Tzu puppy.
The coincidence sparked a conversation and Brett asked Dana on a date.
Their courtship lasted 3 years and in 2011, they got married.
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A special wedding photo was dedicated to their dogs: Big Tuck and Little Tuck.
When he approaches her about it afterwards, his annoyance turns to sparks.
At first, she is just as annoyed by Smiths character, but eventually, they end up together.
Do Fate and Serendipity in Meet-Cutes Matter?
Its like a fantastic rom-com real-life story.
Fate also plays a big part, says Connell Barrett, founder and executive coach ofDating Transformation.
He points to a client of his Jason, who met his now-partner Jessica, on a commuter train.
They were sitting on opposite sides of an elderly woman who had dozed off and started loudly snoring.
Fate made sure that they sat together, but fate also had that woman snoring loudly.
However, he notes that fate can be helped by in-person interactions.
You have to go out into theworld and give fate a chance, he says.
When meet-cutes do happen, they can make a couple feel like they were meant to be together.
However, she says meeting that person isnt necessarily about the meet-cute.
But the consequence has been a stark decrease in meet-cutes, he says.
But online dating has reconditioned us to avoid social encounters with strangers and look for love online.
But you dont have to ditch dating apps completely.
Before she became a dating coach, she met her husband through anonline dating app.
He hesitantly met me, she says.
He could have decided not to go on that date with me after my confusing, mixed messages.
And as fate would have it, oursouls alignedas a couple, and we fell madly in love.
Thirteen years later, we are still going strong.
