How we met: Rodger Matthews & Kate Kennedy

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Rodger Matthews, Lawrence junior, and Kate Kennedy, Lawrence sophomore, went to junior high school together but didn’t become friends until they started hanging out in Hashinger Hall last year.

Although Matthews didn’t live there, he befriended Kennedy and discovered they had quite a few mutual friends. Soon they began to desire more than a platonic relationship. However, not wanting to risk ruining their friendship, both Matthews and Kennedy kept their attraction a secret for months. This hesitation started to take a toll on their relationship before it even started.

“We didn’t do anything but argue about whether or not we should be together,” Matthews says.

Kennedy was forced to come to terms with her crush when her roommate confronted her about how much time she was spending with Matthews.

“What I liked most about Rodger was that even though he was confident, he never acted like an egotistical douche bag,” Kennedy says.

Similarly, Matthews felt refreshed by how different Kennedy was from other girls he’d dated. “She’s just as cynical as I am, which is pretty sweet,” Matthews says. “It’s nice not having a girl get mad at me for saying really stupid, cynical shit all the time.”

Last October, Kennedy and Matthews decided it was finally time to make things official. Though Kennedy worried that things might become awkward among their mutual friends, she was pleased to find their relationship was greeted with excitement and support.

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