While they grew up only a short drive from one another in their respective central New Jersey hometowns, it took years, and one very accurate dating app, to finally connect Claudia and Connor! Fast forward several years to September of 2020 when Connor found himself living in Boston, all alone, in the middle of a pandemic, while Claudia was happily residing in Brooklyn, close to her family. Connor's sister, Kate, had been playfully teasing her older brother for having too much distance between him and his (adorable) nephews. With that in mind, Connor decided to make a trip down to his nephew’s soccer game. While on the long drive down, Connor was stuck in traffic on the NJ Turnpike when the geo-fence of bumble presented Claudia’s dating profile, which was rather familiar to Connor. Claudia, on the other hand, innocently swiped right on a handsome face and a great smile, not knowing the hometown connection they shared. Claudia (true to character) immediately sent a photo of this sweet, blue-eyed-guy to her older sister, Lisa, who, upon receiving this text, was overjoyed. As it turns out, while Claudia did not know of Connor, Lisa certainly did because their circles of friends had overlapped over the years! Luckily, the reputation was clean! Several texts, voice notes and phone calls later, Connor found himself, once again, making the trip south from Boston- but this time it was to meet Claudia (and her beloved dog, Poppy, of course). After a semi-residency at the Brooklyn Marriott for Connor, and the rest, you might say, is history!