Cristina and Jake were both at their respective schools, FSU and UNF when Joseph, Cristina's cousin and Jake's roommate/best friend, invited Cristina to visit for the weekend. Joseph told Cristina he had plans to show her around Jacksonville, UNF, and the East Coast beaches. Well, Cristina arrived in Jacksonville Saturday and after a competitive round of Topgolf, was told that she was getting ditched by Joseph. He had just started a new job and had a big test coming up! But she was told not to worry, Jake would be her tour guide. Enter in Jake. Jake had been working that day when Joseph called and asked him to spend Sunday with Cristina and show her the city. Jake didn't know what to say other than, "Sure?"—that day changed everything! Jake and Cristina spent the entire day together! The conversation was so natural and the time flew by. After that, Cristina and Jake started talking without anyone else knowing. They talked so frequently, they decided to go on a date and see if the spark from Jacksonville was still there. In January 2020, Jake and Cristina met in the middle and went on a date in Ocala. If you know anything about Ocala, it was not the ~ideal~ spot. But, between a sketchy Mexican restaurant, Shalom Park, and putt-putt, the two of them hit it off. Although the day went great, the two didn't officially date. Cristina left 3 days later to study abroad in Italy. Throughout her time there, the two texted and Facetimed as much as possible. Now we all know how that went, and by March 8th, 2020 Cristina and Jake started dating. The rest was history!