How we met

On his bed and wearing only his underwear one cold February night, Zach Stites was introduced to his future boyfriend, Andrew Herndon. Zach’s roommate wanted to set up a chance meeting between Andrew and Zach, which involved Andrew unknowingly walking in while Zach was in bed in just his skivvies. And Andrew wanted to see more of that.

The day after the awkward yet promising encounter between Andrew, Kansas City, Kansas, freshman, and Zach, Lawrence freshman, the two met up and watched Garden State. Marshall, Zach’s roommate, continues to walk in on the two almost every day. However, he has now learned that knocking before entering is the best solution.

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Underwear fun: After a botched chance meeting, Zach Stites and Andrew Herndon formally met and have been dating for almost three months.

Zach and Andrew have recently started designating Sundays as cuddle days. Playing copious amounts of Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart take up a lot of their Sunday cuddle day, and both say it’s the most enjoyable day of the week.

It took Andrew’s parents about a month of cooling down to really accept his relationship with Zach. Andrew says his parents like Zach, although sometimes they are hard to read. After meeting Andrew, Zach says, his mom said if things didn’t work out between the two, she’d date him. “I think she loves him more than me,” Zach says.

Their relationship is simple, and it does not take a lot for these two to be happy. Being with each other is what both say makes them the most content. “Each day I look forward to seeing him smile,” Andrew says.

“You can see why I like him,” Zach responds.

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