Liz and Ben met while both attending WIU in Macomb. They happened to be neighbors on Stadium Drive-- then, just friendly neighbors, they both had an eye on each other but it was never the right time to move beyond friendship. Ben was busy earning his MFA and Liz was entrenched in becoming the next Katie Couric in the Broadcasting Department. They stayed connected on social media throughout the years after graduation, each following each other's successes, Ben acting in New York, gaining fandom and notoriety, and Liz in TV News in the Quad Cities. It wasn't until the timing was right when Ben and Liz finally got the chance to connect and it was as if they were always meant to be together-- it was instant connection and the rest is history.