After talking on Tinder for 3 years, this couple finally met on live TV

After countless messages back and forth, they finally met for the first time today.

Three years ago, Michelle Arendas and Josh Avsec matched with each other on Tinder. Immediately reaching out to introduce himself, Josh’s ‘Hey Michelle’ was left unanswered for two months until Michelle jokingly responded ‘Sorry, my phone died’. And thus began a private joke that lasted three whole years. Back and forth every couple of months, the pair would think of inventive reasons for their lack of response. Their story went viral after Josh shared a screengrab of their conversation on Twitter saying: “One day I’m going to meet this girl and it’s going to be epic.”

Hahahaha one day I'm going to meet this girl and it's going to be epic. Look at the dates of our tinder texts. pic.twitter.com/DASQK4c5cX

— Josh Avsec (@Wes_03) July 8, 2017

Picking up on their modern-day romance, Good Morning America decided to finally introduce the couple live on air and it’s as cute as you’d imagine.

If figuring out what to wear and how to act on international television wasn't enough, I also get to meet Michelle in front of all of you! ? https://t.co/KodIaxN5zZ

— Josh Avsec (@Wes_03) July 21, 2017

FULL CLIP: Two teens met on Tinder 3 YEARS ago - this morning they meet face to face for the first time LIVE: https://t.co/WQXkmMa0Rd pic.twitter.com/ue9g7ikXI9

— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 25, 2017