We met online. Hope was at a coffee shop in Brookings with her sister, Brooke. Brooke encouraged her to get on Tinder-a dating app- to (hopefully) find a single guy in the area. After a few moments, Hope came to Blaze's profile, showed Brooke, and "swiped right" to let the conversation begin. Blaze, much to his despair, was watching the Steelers lose a game. He decided to hop on Tinder and noticed Hope had "swiped right." Quickly his emotions changed and the evening took a turn for the best. After getting home to Sioux Falls, Hope already had received a message from Blaze. They continued to talk online and shared their first date on February 14th, 2017. Both Blaze and Hope claim their first date to be the best date of their lives.