TJ and Cristina initially met on a group date at Santa Clara event center. They were actually on dates with different people and sat next to each other but didn't exchange more than a "hi." A few friends had hinted at the fact that the two should meet as it seemed obvious they would hit it off. Fast forward to a few weeks later as summer was winding down Cristina was hanging out with a friend at Starbucks. TJ was grabbing his triple iced espresso and recognized Cris from a few weeks prior. They exchanged brief conversations a few Sunday mornings and finally had a sit down cup of coffee one afternoon at Philz. Conversation flowed organically, their timeline took a few detours but as God would have it, they kept the friendship going and started dating in September of 2017.