Christina and Steven stumbled upon each other on the dating app, Hinge. They lived in different cities, but Tina accidentally set her radius 100 miles outside of Austin, TX. After being on Hinge for a short while, she matched with Steven. Steven lived on the West Side of San Antonio and Christina lived in Austin. After matching and realizing they had some familiar connections on social media, they decided to meet for brunch that following weekend. They spent five hours connecting and enjoying each other's company on their very first date. Steven had just started his doctoral studies program at UT Austin in the College of Education in 2019 and Christina would visit often to spend time with family native to San Antonio. After months of dating and realizing the strain of commuting between cities was strenuous, they decided to move in together. After months of living together, they got engaged on Fannie and Robert Chavez’s back patio surrounded by family. Shortly after, Steven accepted a position at UT Austin’s College of Natural Sciences, and they moved back to Austin as they prepare for their upcoming wedding.