Jill Sennett made a Twitter post in May 2020. Casey Serrano commented on it, and they met in person awkwardly at first. Exactly three years later, the two got married in Spain. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jill Sennett. It has been edited for length and clarity.In May 2020 I was bored out of my mind and frustrated. I was living in Philadelphia and working as an oncology nurse at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Working with kids who have cancer all day and then coming home to an empty apartment was draining. The guy I was trying to date was staunch about COVID precautions and refused to see me in person. So, one night I turned to Twitter. I posted a selfie with the caption, “Do any celebrities want to marry me? I’m single.” I tagged the band Hozier, who I had been listening to nonstop during quarantine. I knew the tweet wouldn’t reach Hozier, and I wasn’t interested in marrying a celebrity. I was just bored, frustrated with my nonexistent love life, and a bit tipsy.
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