Meet our 2 Finalists!
One of them will compete for a $10,000 diamond at the University of Houston vs. University of Cincinnati football game on November 7, 2026!

Alex and Crystal
I’ve always liked the idea of the invisible string—the thought that destiny holds onto a thread between two people until the moment is right.
Looking at our relationship it’s hard to see it any other way. I'm from Illinois and had no plans to move to Texas but thanks to UH, I found my home here. So when Crystal and I finally met we couldn't get each other out of our heads, and no matter what all paths pulled us back to each other. Now 2 and half years later our bond is strong, warm, and empowers both of us.

Isaac and Hope
We met at the University of Houston library in November 2024 when she asked if she could sit next to me at the table where I was studying. What started as a simple moment turned into us getting to know each other and eventually becoming something much more.
Since then, we’ve made so many memories together and have continued to grow closer through everything life brings. It’s crazy to think that our whole story started with one empty seat at a library table.
Meet our 5 Finalists!
One of them will compete for a $10,000 diamond on November 7, 2026 at the University of Cincinnati vs. University of Houston football game.

Adrian and Kemberley
Our love story began when Kemberley and I met on a UH field trip, a moment that felt small at the time and now means so much because it was the day we first found each other.
Afterward, Kemberley posted a video from the trip that I loved, and it gave me the courage to send her an Instagram DM that night; we have not stopped talking since. A week later, we spent hours talking on our first date in Downtown Houston, and before long, our lives were filling with memories together, from meeting family and cheering at UH games to a UH Christmas dinner where we said “I love you” for the first time and took the photo we are submitting today.
This week, we moved into our first home together, and as we unpack our lives into the same space, I keep thinking about how one day at UH gave us all of this. Now I hope to return to the place where our story began, take her hand, and ask the woman I love to share every season of life with me, so that years from now, we can look back at UH and remember it as the place where we first found each other and where we chose forever.

Tkoi and Dennys
Dennys and I met while working at Bowl & Barrel, where I was hosting and he was serving, and I’ll admit I was a little creep watching him from the host stand.
I slowly built up the courage to say hi every day until he finally asked for my number, and our first ice cream date turned into talking until 4 a.m. From there, our little dates and hangouts grew into something so special, until he showed up at my door on December 27th and officially asked me to be his girlfriend.
Since then, we’ve traveled to Puerto Rico and explored cities across Texas and Florida, making memories I’ll always cherish. What means the most to me is that along the way, our families became one, and what started as a little crush turned into a love and life together that I’m so grateful for.

Isaac and Hope
We met at the University of Houston library in November 2024 when she asked if she could sit next to me at the table where I was studying. What started as a simple moment turned into us getting to know each other and eventually becoming something much more.
Since then, we’ve made so many memories together and have continued to grow closer through everything life brings. It’s crazy to think that our whole story started with one empty seat at a library table.

Alex and Crystal
I’ve always liked the idea of the invisible string—the thought that destiny holds onto a thread between two people until the moment is right.
Looking at our relationship it’s hard to see it any other way. I'm from Illinois and had no plans to move to Texas but thanks to UH, I found my home here. So when Crystal and I finally met we couldn't get each other out of our heads, and no matter what all paths pulled us back to each other. Now 2 and half years later our bond is strong, warm, and empowers both of us.

Toby and Katie
Me and Katie would see one another in the UH marching band but never talked until one fateful day I lost my earbuds in the grass, and she stopped to help me find them. Neither of us were looking for a relationship at the time, but we so happened to cross paths.
Ever since that moment, we were drawn toward each other. What started as a small moment of kindness turned into hours at the library talking about our favorite Christian songs, our favorite desserts which happen to be the same, and our nerdy enthusiasm for band. We spent three years in the marching band together and shared many valuable memories that I wouldn’t trade for the world

