Woman Secretly Records Boyfriend’s Tearful Declaration on the Way to Wedding, Then Can't Resist Posting It (Exclusive)

• Vince Cicchi and Madison Perrott, who have been together for over a year, initially met on Hinge — and 14 days after their first date, they were already in love

• “We went on that first date and there were so many coincidences," Perrott tells PEOPLE, adding, "all of a sudden it was four and a half hours later"

• While they were driving to a wedding earlier this year, Cicchi says he teared up upon realizing he “was really happy with her" — and when Perrott, who was secretly recording, posted footage of the sweet moment on TikTok, it quickly went viral

A viral couple have made many believe in true love and being overwhelmed with joy at knowing you’ve met “the one."

As Vince Cicchi, 31, prepared to move back to New York City after a brief stay in Dallas, the finance professional decided to “set some dates up” on Hinge for when he arrived — and that’s when he saw his future girlfriend, 27-year-old singer-songwriter Madison Perrott.

Enlisting his friends for their input as he was swiping matches on the app, everyone agreed that he needed to meet Madison in real life.

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The two set up a date and met a few days later  — but neither of them could have imagined they'd fall in love within 14 days.

“We went on that first date and there were so many coincidences," she adds, including that his last name (Cicchi) is her childhood nickname, and that he shares a birthday with her mom.

"All of a sudden it was four and a half hours later,” she adds.

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The following day, Perrott was actually on her way to a date with somebody else (it was already planned before they went out), when she realized there was only one man she was interested in seeing more of.

“I literally whipped the Uber around and went to [Cicchi's] apartment, called him and was like, ‘Hey I’m on my way,' " Perrott recalls, labeling it the "craziest thing I’ve ever done in my life, like it gave me the ick."

Cicchi, who was with friends at the time, was glad to receive her call because he also wanted “her to come over."

“It was like we had known each other in a past life. We really can’t explain it, it worked – and it has for a year and a half,” Perrott muses.

Their third night of being together, they made the mutual decision to delete Hinge – and before they knew it, those three little words poured out of both of them. “I think it was two weeks in," Perrott says, adding, "I’m the one who said it first."

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“She looked at me and said ‘I love you’ and I looked at her and I was like, 'I think I love you too,' ” Cicchi adds.

Of course, the swiftness of their extreme feelings were not lost on them.

“It was so weird because after two weeks you don’t know someone [enough] to be able to say words like that,” Cicchi says, but they couldn't help it" — "we felt it," they insist.

Over the next few days, the couple kept saying it to each other, but then "it felt weird."

As Perrott explains, although she knew she did mean it, "how do you love somebody without going through things?"

So they decided to “roll back” saying "I love you" to just saying “ly,” but three weeks into their relationship they began using the full term again.

As their relationship continued, Perrott says she didn't shy away from sharing content that featured Cicchi on her TikTok account, where she was over 250,000 followers.

But in September, her followers got to see a different side of their love story.

Driving in Cleveland for a wedding, Cicchi says that he “starting tearing up” upon realizing he “was really happy with her and never thought I would have a partner like this.” Perrott meanwhile, was “secretly recording” the heartfelt moment, which she described as “so cute.”

Although he admits that he initially had reservations with her sharing this particular video on TikTok, she couldn’t resist. And within 24 to 48 hours, it had five million views.  "As a guy, you don't love a video of you crying on the internet," Cicchi tells PEOPLE, but admitted that the sweet memory of the moment made up for his immediate hesitation.

“Wait for the man who randomly tears up because he’s so in love," she wrote alongside the clip, going on to share that he "looked at me and said, 'I'm just driving with you thinking about how I could do this for the rest of my life and I would be so happy."

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Although the two are definitely looking towards a future together, Perrott says that “the goal right now is to just have fun.” Cicchi adds that the couple “would get married today,” but the hassle of planning a wedding is not something that they are ready to embark upon right now.

As for the advice they have for other couples who are pursuing unconventional forms of modern romance, Cicchi says, “You just can’t really look for it. You’re never going to grow and connect with somebody when you just have a checklist and you start ripping through it right off the bat.”

Perrot adds that “overthinking the bare minimum” is a mistake that current singles are making and that “focusing on what you deserve” is the best way to find your forever love.

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