Meet Eric Kuklinski and Alli Seife, the fittest couple on campus.
Names: Alli Seife and Eric Kuklinski
Hometowns: Alli is from Westchester, New York, and Eric is from Poughkeepsie, New York.
School: Alli is a junior at Barnard College, and Eric is a senior at Columbia College.
Majors: Alli is an Economics major, and Eric is a Neuroscience major.
Campus Activities: Alli is a member of a sorority and Lean In. Eric is an Assistant Event Manager at University Event Management and a Clinical Research Associate at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hopsital.
How and where did you two meet? We met at a Crush Party. Eric then saw me in Dodge a few days later and decided to come up to me and ask me for my number when I was at my sweatiest point in my work out and was on the leg extension machine.
How long have you been together? A year and a few months
Where was your first date? We went sake bombing on a group date, and we arrived too late at the restaurant. They stopped serving sushi, so we just ordered Dominos to the restaurant and sake bombed with pizza. We’re really romantic.
What is your favorite memory together?
We went to a sketchy club in Queens for New Years because that was the only place that was 18+, but later that night was when he asked me to be his girlfriend.
Who gives better presents?
Alli: Definitely me. He is also easy to please and just likes chocolate chip cookies.
Eric: Me. I get her SoulCycle gift cards and edible arrangements, which is all she really wants.
How are you two different?
There is a foot and hundred pound difference between us.
Best qualities about each other:
Alli: He’s always there for me. And his arms are pretty big
Eric: When she commits to something, she fully commits. Like squats.
Favorite thing to do together on campus: Dodge and Milano dates.
Best way to spend a day in the city together: We like food and eat out a lot. Definitely would go to Fred’s where they have really good brunch and pictures of dogs all over the walls.
Valentines day plans? Studying for our midterm that we have together in Drugs and Behavior, and then he’s making me dinner.
Dating advice to new couples at Columbia/Barnard: Honesty is everything. Make time for each other at least once or twice a week where it is just you two. Above all, a couple who works out together stays together.