Veg meets non-veg: How JD Vance fell in love with Usha

Their connection continued to grow, evolving from friendship into love. In Hillbilly Elegy, Vance describes his initial feelings for Usha as overwhelming. He recalls, “I thought about her constantly. One friend described me as ‘heartsick,’ and another said he had never seen me like this.” Once he learned that Usha was single, he didn’t hesitate to ask her out, beginning a relationship that gradually deepened.