On an October evening in 2018, Robyn Marie Green accompanied some of her co-workers to watch Olivia K & the Parkers, a jazz group from Brooklyn, perform at Groove, a jazz bar in the West Village in Manhattan. The band covered “What You Don’t Do” by Lianne La Havas, who is one of Ms. Green’s favorite artists. During the song’s guitar solo, Ms. Green found herself drawn to the guitarist — John Edward Bradly Roberts.
After the show, Mr. Roberts, who had also noticed Ms. Green, introduced himself to her. “We got to talking, and I decided very quickly that I really liked this girl,” said Mr. Roberts, 30, who goes by Jeb.
The pair made plans to grab drinks the following week but ended up crossing paths at a Halloween party that weekend. (Both of them were invited thanks to a shared social connection; the co-worker who had invited Ms. Green to Groove was friends with someone on an intramural baseball team with Mr. Roberts.)
That night, Ms. Green was further charmed by Mr. Roberts. So much so that she asked him if he was interested in moving up their date by a few days. He said yes.
