Ryan and Laryssa met online and began talking sometime at towards the end of 2017. But they didn't go on their first date until February 2018. Ryan was in the Army, stationed in Colorado Springs and Laryssa was going to college in Colorado Springs. After their first date, they spend nearly every weekend and several nights a week together. Ryan was adamant they were just friends since he would be getting out of the army and moving back to Pennsylvania by June 2018. Well, some how (neither is sure how it happened), Laryssa was packing Ryan up and helping him drive across the country in June 2018 to move him back home to Pennsylvania. That is when Laryssa met Ryan's family, they said "I love you" and began their long distance relationship. Laryssa was finishing college in Colorado so they talked daily and made trips to see each other every 6 months during breaks. Once Laryssa graduated from college in 2020, Ryan helped move her out to Pennsylvania where they moved to State College for Ryan to finish up his college degree. During their time in State College, their family of 2 became 3 with the addition of Lulu. Once Ryan graduated in 2022, they moved to Frederick, Maryland where they both began new jobs and added one more to the family, Peny. In 2023, Ryan finally proposed! They enjoyed the time transitioning from boyfriend/girlfriend to fiance/fiancee before beginning to plan their wedding. They chose to get married on their anniversary and keep the special date. On February 20th, 2025 (their wedding date), Ryan and Laryssa will have been together for 7 years!