Sarah and Ben met while attending Rollins College on the Crew team. Ben was responsible for driving the team shuttle to off-campus training, and Sarah would always claim shotgun on his bus. Because they both lived in the farthest dorms on campus they would often walk back after practice together and became close friends.

After Ben graduated from Rollins, he joined the Marines while Sarah was still at Rollins finishing grad school. The two kept in touch through letters, texts and phone calls while Ben completed his training. When Ben's first Marine Corps Birthday Ball came around he mustered up the courage to ask his good friend to come up to North Carolina to be his date. Sarah could not resist the sight of Ben in his Blues. The two danced the night away in Wilmington, NC on November 11th, 2016. From the first date the two were smitten and began their long distance relationship.

After four years of flying back and forth from Florida and North Carolina, Ben was assigned to work in Charlotte where he bought his first house. Sarah was able to join him in January 2020. Learning to live together was put to the ultimate test when the first year turned into a year of lockdown due to the Coronavirus. The two were able to fall even deeper in love as they learned the hidden quirks of their partner. Like how Ben leaves gently used paper towels on the counter or the way Sarah has to quadruple check to see if her hair straightener is unplugged before she can leave the house.

One of the activities Sarah and Ben have always bonded over is his motorcycle. After some secretive planning, Ben took Sarah on a ride through the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway to see the changing fall leaves. At an overlook, Ben surprised Sarah while they were having their picture taken by getting down on one knee.