Kyle and Kelly met back in 2012 at their small-town high school in Healdsburg, California. Kyle was a junior, and Kelly was a senior, both taking a class dedicated to helping a nearby public elementary school. They were assigned the same third-grade classroom to serve and walked to the school together each day as Kyle sang "Meet Me Halfway" by the Black Eyed Peas to Kelly alongside some friends. Despite their crushes, the two never mustered up enough courage to tell each other or pursue anything more. When the school year came to an end, Kelly left to attend college at The University of Alabama. Though the two remained in touch here and there, they did not see each other again until the following spring when Kelly attended Kyle's high school graduation. They only saw each other one more time before Kelly went back to Alabama and Kyle left for Washington. Though, Kyle admitted that he had secretly hoped all summer that he would run into Kelly in town. A year later, Kelly learned that Kyle was joining the United States Navy when he reached out and asked her to be a character reference for him. They lost touch after that for six years. Kelly went on to graduate from UA and pursue a job as an elementary school teacher, while Kyle served and earned numerous recognitions for his work as a Navy Hospital Corpsman. Then, on January 10th, 2022, Kyle and Kelly reconnected on Snapchat when Kyle decided to message her about the Crimson Tide losing the National Championship (roll tide anyway). The two messaged back and forth all night, and Kyle was surprised to see that Kelly had continued the conversation the next day. Kyle and Kelly haven't stopped talking since. At the time, Kyle was in Texas and Kelly was still in Alabama. It took about a month of nonstop talking before they decided to try a long-distance relationship. They thought that maybe this was finally their time. A few months later, Kyle flew out to visit Kelly for a long weekend that turned into a week before he had to leave. Then about two weeks later, Kyle drove nine hours back to Alabama where he stayed with Kelly for the summer before officially moving in together. The two got engaged the following year in May of 2023 and could not be happier to start their life together.