In February 2014 Hannah's girlfriends invited her for a night out in downtown Willoughby. At the same time, TJ and his then roommate Donnie decided to check out the bar scene on the east side (they lived in Cleveland Heights at the time) because they heard it had a nice night life. It was in Mullarkey's Irish Pub that Hannah had spotted TJ from across the bar and mentioned to her friend Echo, "The guy with the scarf was really cute" to which she replied "Of course you think he's cute, he's your type!" After a quick trip to the restroom, Hannah came out to see another one of her friends, Katy, talking to TJ while he was holding her coat. He asked "Is this your coat?" to Katy, which Hannah stepped in to reply the coat was hers. After a full night of conversation, TJ asked Hannah out on their first date two weeks later, and the rest was history. They now live together in their first home in Berea, with their two cats Boo and Biscuits, and dog Ollie.