Richard and Ashley both had a dream of becoming school teachers. After both finishing college in different states (New York and Pennsylvania), they both moved to the state of South Carolina, where they met for the first time at new hire orientation for Horry County Schools. Richard and Ashley sat at the same cafeteria table, waiting for the orientation to start. After parting ways that day, Richard and Ashley reconnected several weeks later for a date over Starbucks coffee. At that moment, a relationship was formed, and the bond was forever created.