Jared and Alex crossed paths at Sunnyside High School at the start of their teaching careers. They got to know each other through their teacher-friend group for a couple of years, and as they learned more about one another their friendship grew stronger and they started hanging out a lot more. Their friends (specifically MB and Martin), camping trips, quarantine game nights, baseball games, and a concert eventually helped them realize there may be more to their friendship. Alex and Jared started dating in September 2021, by January 2022 Alex moved in with Jared at the farm and became a cat mom. After living together for a year and a half, Alex had turned Jared into a full-fledged Swiftie, giving him the idea to propose in the most fairytale way. Jared proposed in July at The Eras Tour during Love Story (every Swiftie's dream come true). The fans were so loud, that Jared couldn't even try to say anything loud enough for Alex to hear. Alex also struggled to remember her right hand from her left! Oops!