Ben and Kaitlin were introduced by their best friends Anthony and Ally at a music festival in June 2019. As the last night of the festival came to a close, the two thought they’d never see each other again. There was 366 miles round trip between the two. But they persevered. The couple talked for hours and hours each day. On July 2, 2019 Ben asked Kaitlin to be official. Kaitlin was headed back to college in August. Ben later told her that he knew he had to secure the relationship before she returned. Kaitlin returned to WSU and the couple didn’t know when they would see each other. In October, Ben made the long haul from Covington to Pullman to see Kaitlin for her birthday. They would see each other three more times before COVID happened and WSU went fully remote for the remainder of the semester and the rest of Kaitlin's college career. With nothing her holding her back in Pullman, she made the decision to move back to Prosser so they could see each other more regularly. After four years of long distance and many hours in the car, Kaitlin made the move to the west side. Ben and Kaitlin settled into their first apartment together in Kent. After seven months of living together the couple took their first trip to Florida for a week. They visited the Disney and Universal parks. On the last day they went to Clearwater Beach and Ben proposed as the sun was setting. Now the couple is embarking on the next big milestone, getting married!