MTV also flew teen couple Kittakone Sirisombath Jr. and Destiny La'nae Irish to NYC after their relationship went viral. In September, Sirisombath admitted on social media that he lied to Irish about not being hungry on their first date because he was nervous about not having enough money to pay for the meal.

Sirisombath told BuzzFeed News during their date at Chili's, he quickly realized he only had enough money to pay for Irish's order. "I was nervous about my financial situation but after she ordered I knew I was in the clear," he said, laughing.

"This story is a rite of passage if you were ever broke and tried to date someone," people reacted. Others were surprisingly moved by this admission.

The two are still dating, and according to Sirisombath, they "hardly ever talk about" the internet attention. Even after being flown to be featured on MTV's TRL — which he admits was "surprising" and "pretty amazing."

"The most memorable moment of it all was experiencing something of a lifetime with someone I genuinely care about and have love for, but after a week or two it was right back to our normal lives," he said, laughing.

"Destiny is my friend before any title — a pure soul that you can't deny."

A few months ago, college student Jake Moreno became well-known on Twitter for asking his professor to help himdraft a text message to a girl named Hannah he wanted to take out on a date.

"Jacob approached me after class wondering if the triangle and Aristotelian Rhetoric could be used to ask a woman on a date and I was intrigued, thus my help," Shannon Atkinson, a philosophy of religion professor, told BuzzFeed News. Spoiler alert: Moreno drafted up a text asking Hannah out, and Hannah agreed to a date.

Moreno's efforts made many folks laugh, but it also made an earnest impression on a lot of people. Many were invested in the potential love story between the two.

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