A dear mutual friend tried to set-up Jason and Alicia on a blind date in the winter of 2013. Alicia said no. Multiple times. Then she was badgered into submission, and reluctantly agreed to meet.
Alicia put Jason off for several weeks (“busy work schedule,” she claimed), but they finally met for drinks. Jason won Alicia over with his animated discussion of colonoscopies and cost-effectiveness. Because, really, what girl doesn't love talking about colonoscopy over wine and artisanal cheese? And the rest was history…