Maddie saw Ryan on Tinder only hours after first signing up, and immediately swiped right. Nothing happened.  Meanwhile, Ryan possessing an ability to view matches that had selected him, deliberated.   Wanting to fully vet Maddie, and really process what he was potentially getting himself into, put her in his waiting queue for one full day (that exact length is still debated to this day). Finally, Ryan coming to his senses swiped right, presenting both with an "It's a match" message.

After only a few minutes of talking, Ryan was able to convince Maddie to take a break from her medical board studies to meet at Jeni's.  If you know Maddie's affinity for ice cream, it actually didn't take much convincing. Sweet flavors were consumed, words exchanged, eventually culiminatating in an agreement for a first real date.  Three days later, on Oct. 16th, Maddie and Ryan went on their first date at Basi Italia. Shortly thereafter, Tinder accounts were deleted and as they say, the rest is history.