We first met in January 2020 on a tour of the west coast in the US. We were friendly on the trip; toward the end of the tour, we became closer. After the tour finished, we stayed in contact: chatting every day on Facebook Messenger. Christine invited Joe to Atlanta for the weekend whilst she was still in the US and he accepted. We met up, had our first official date and had a great time. And after that weekend, we started a long distance relationship despite the pandemic, realizing that what we have is special and we did not want to lose it. Christine managed to visit Joe twice on exemptions to leave Australia. And on the second visit, when Christine was there with Joe for 3 and a half months, he proposed on a walk around a lake and Christine of course said yes!