No one expects to unearth histories of love while looking for a rice cooker . But for one couple , this helped them discover that their relationship started much earlier than they previously thought . Through finding a preschool class photograph , the couple realized they had actually met 16 years previously , when they were three years old . While at his girlfriend 's house , believed to be in the U.S. , Reddit user Evanaka1234 came across an old school photo of her and recognized her immediately , claiming that she looked like an 'imp ' . Reddit user Evanaka found this preschool class photo in his girlfriend 's house while trying to find a rice cooker . He recognized his girlfriend immediately , but then realized the boy next to her looked familiar as well . He then discovered that the boy next to his girlfriend was him and that the couple had unknowingly gone to preschool together . But as he stared at the photo he realized the blond boy next to his girlfriend , who has not been named , looked familiar . Then it hit him : The little boy next to his girlfriend was him . He could n't believe it , so he called his mom , who confirmed the name of his preschool , which was in fact the school his girlfriend went to , even though neither of them remember it . Evanaka1234 posted the picture on Reddit , sharing his story with the world . Sixteen years later the couple are together again , except as a couple rather than classmates . It is unknown how long the couple has been dating . Daily Mail Online tried to reach out to Evanaka1234 , but did not get a response . Earlier this week a couple in New Jersey announced that home video from 1988 has revealed they had actually crossed paths 16 years before they were set up on a blind date . Jourdan Barovick was 10 when she was being filmed by her parents coming down a waterslide in Langhorne , Pennsylvania . A boy in glasses aged 13 walks across the video- it is her future husband , Ryan Spencer . In a strange coincidence Ryan and Jourdan were introduced by 16 years later on a blind date and are now married with three children .
Reddit user New Jersey was looking for a rice cooker in his girlfriend 's house when he found the photo . He recognized his girlfriend immediately , only to realize next that he was sitting next to her . Both New Jersey and his girlfriend are about three years old in the photo . They are now a couple , sixteen years after having preschool together .