In fall 2014 Ryan & Christina both decided to leave the states they were living in to serve the city of Seattle and strengthen their relationships with the Lord. They both joined a 9 month program called Serve Seattle. Neither of them hardly talked and when they did it was about guys and girls they were interested in at the time. After the program ended Christina would try and keep in touch and text ryan every once in awhile to see how he was doing. It was just small talk which they both aren't very good at. In January 2016 Ryan texts Christina and their texting turned into phone calls that turned into FaceTime then meeting up in California. In May Christina flew to New York to be there for Ryan's graduation from Nyack University. During that trip Ryan made it official that they're dating!