They have known each other for 18 years! They met when Justin was 14 and Cassie was 12 through a mutual friend (Thank you Ali!). They saw Mean Girls in theaters, hung out at Rock 'n Skate, and just walked around the mall, like the cool kids they were, getting to know each other. They started dating then for a month or two, but it wasn't their time yet. They parted ways and went to college, made new friends, but always stayed in touch. When they came home to visit they would run into each other and catch up. There was always flirtation and interest between them, but it wasn't their time yet. After they graduated and a few years had passed, life had a way of bringing them back together again. They began dating for the first time as adults! Cassie was living in Pennsylvania so long distance wasn't easy, but they were experts at it. Justin would visit her in Pittsburgh and they would go to concerts, explore the city, and just enjoy being together. She knew he was her person, but as fate would have it, it still wasn't their time yet. When she moved back to Watertown, Justin and Cassie caught up again and the connection between them continued like it always did. She remembers telling him "we are like magnets, we will always wind up back together no matter how hard life tries to pull us apart." Although she still knew they belonged together, he needed more time to see. Cassie was ready to wait because she knew she was being pulled back to him for a reason, it just wasn't their time yet. Then, on October 1st, 2021 he got on one knee, told her she was his person and that he wanted to spend the rest of his life together with her. Their time has finally come! Now, it's their time :)