Carly Yu and Otto Zoell of MAAS & Stacks

How did you meet? Otto: “We met on a bizarre triple blind date set up by my best friend Max. Carly was supposed to be his date, but we ended up hitting it off. The funniest part is that he never told Carly or her friends it was a date, so it was more like a triple blind date that none of the girls knew they were on!” 

Was it love at first sight? Carly: “There were sparks! But Otto moved to Tokyo for a few months while I stayed in LA. A few postcards and a ton of g-chats later we went on our first official date the night he got back!"

How long have you been together? “Almost three years now!”

How did you know he was "the one"? Carly: “About 3 months into dating, I went to China for two weeks and I missed him so much! I was so lovesick, I ended up spending most of the time either at an internet café, or trying to find one. After that I knew it was the real deal!”  

What makes you click? Otto: “We have a lot of the same interests and even more complementary ones. I like to cook, Carly likes to eat.”

Where do you like to go for date nights? Carly: “He'll usually make one of his famous meals or we'll go to a special dinner. Zuni Cafe is one of our favorites.”

Photo: Courtesy of Carly and Otto