Ashley and Braiden spent their youth frequenting the same high school sporting events, bars, and concerts, but somehow never ran into each other. They lived within 7 miles of each other in Hurleyville, NY - which, for those who know any town in Sullivan County, that's the equivalent to next door neighbors. Ashley attended high school basketball games cheering on her classmates, while Braiden started for a cross county rival basketball team. Still the two had not run into each other. Finally, one day, it happened - Braiden ran right into Ashley on a six inch phone screen and when he swiped right, it was a match! In her profile, Ashley asked for someone who would share her love for dogs (Braiden and Ashley share two fur babies, Penny and Layla), her love of the outdoors (Braiden loves a good hike and trip to the mountains - he even proposed on one of the tallest mountains in NY), and was a genuinely good hearted person (and after five years together, Ashley can assure you Braiden is just that.)