Watch This Tinder Match Meet for the First Time After Messaging for 3 Years

Two Kent State University students who matched on Tinder finally met after messaging for almost three years.

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After nearly three years of playing message tag on Tinder, two Kent State University students have finally met. Josh Avsec and Michelle Arendas first came into the public eye earlier this month when Josh posted a screenshot of his Tinder messages with Michelle to Twitter

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

Michelle (surprisingly) responded the same day, but of course, it was tongue-in-cheek.

sorry I'd reply but I need to give it a few months !

Good Morning America got a hold of the story and invited Josh and Michelle to meet for the first time on the show on Tuesday. They were set up in the studio like The Dating Game, with a partition separating them, while hosts Michael Strahan and Lara Spencer asked them a series of questions about their messages, including how the gag was kept up for so long.

"I was committed to my joke," Michelle said. "I loved the fact that we had a similar sense of humor, so I was not gonna be the one that gave in and gave up that great joke we had."

The big reveal was slightly awkward, but nonetheless adorable. 

Tinder got in on things while Josh's initial tweet was making the rounds and offered to send the two wherever they wanted for a first date. Their pick?

It’s time you got together IRL. You have 24 hrs to decide the city you want to have your first date in and we’ll send you there! @mch_rnd https://t.co/7r2JQtcxKC
Aloha! We're sending you to Maui but you can't take two years to pack your bags! 🏖️

If you're itching for a free trip on a first date, it might be time to fire up that Tinder app.

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