Andre and Ashley first connected through Facebook on July 18, 2021. It was Ashley’s birthday and her friend, Bryana, shared a picture of her. After seeing how beautiful she was, Andre messaged her Happy Birthday and asked if she was interested in getting to know each other. Ashley acknowledged the compliment, but was understandably hesitant due to not knowing who he was and left him on read. After gaining reassurance from Bryana, Ashley reached back out to Andre on his birthday, July 24th. Their first date occurred on August 3, 2021 at Monelli’s, they connected instantly and talked until the restaurant closed. On the second date they hung out for 8 hours and shared their first kiss. Their relationship later became official on September 10, 2021.