As highly desirable dating savants, both Sarah and Clark found themselves in a predicament when the COVID pandemic locked down the country. No longer could young, intelligent individuals organically meet at the park, local bookstore, or community laser tag arena. Locked indoors 24/7, they were forced to explore other options to find love. Enter the online dating scene. After limping through a plethora of truly terrible dating experiences, Clark and Sarah finally connected via Hinge, drawn together by their shared education in economics at GMU. Sarah jumped into the experience with both feet, concerningly accepting a car ride with Clark on their first meeting. Their following first date was a conversation-filled stroll through the nation's capital - becoming twitterpated while taking in the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. One thing led to another and in April of 2023, Clark popped the question at Great Falls National Park - to which Sarah responded: "Of course."