Joey, who spent most of his life in New York, decided he needed a change. He was going through a rather difficult time in his life and needed some time away from New York. Nearly 9 months into his time in CA, Charee danced right into his life. Charee, who was also overcoming some adversity, met Joey through a mutual friend. Joey and Charee exchanged numbers nervously but went on their first date at Maggianos in Costa Mesa, CA. They met at 7:30pm and were the last ones inside the restaurant at 10:30pm. A year later they moved in together with Eve (Charee’s dog) and adopted Donatella, the fiercest feline and had nonstop fun with their family of four. Joey and Charee had a few trips to NY and Joey decided he wanted to move back however Charee, being the fierce Queen she is, said “i will move anywhere with you but you gotta put a ring on it.” On December 23rd, 2019, way above New York City in the freezing cold, Joey dropped to one knee and asked Charee to be with him forever. Of course she said yes and then began the journey back to NY.