February 6, 2005: Michael finds Alice on Livejournal.March 24, 2005: Michael contacts Alice on AIM for the first time.June 9, 2005: They meet in person for the first time in London.November 12, 2005: They become an official couple.March 11, 2006: Michael proposes to Alice on top of the Empire State Building.August 2006: Alice visits him in England.October 2006: Alice visits him again in England.February 2007: Alice visits him in England, and they both return to New York to help her move into her new apartment.April 2007: Michael visits Alice in New York.June 2007: Michael visits Alice again in New York.September 2007: Michael visits Alice in New York and they start the application together.