Back in October 2018, Alina moved from Haddonfield, NJ to Bellevue, WA for her first big girl job. Meanwhile, Christopher was living in Seattle with his friends from college and also figuring out his adult life. In December 2018, shortly after Alina was settling in and making some friends (shoutout Justin Li), Justin invited Alina to Santa Con (a Santa-themed bar crawl) to meet some more friends and see a bit more in Seattle. In true Alina fashion, she showed up with a bottle of whiskey and a bag of pretzels to ensure she made friends - and along comes Christopher. They talked and flirted for the rest of the day and exchanged numbers by the end of the night. A few weeks later, Alina’s friend AJ insisted on doing an escape room when visiting Alina, but they didn't have enough players; luckily, Justin knew just the right guy (pictured below). Christopher and Alina set up a date for a few weeks later, and the rest was history.