Elliott and Anika met online. They got to know each other through many hours of FaceTime calls. They officially started dating when Elliott came home August of 2025. Regardless of Anika working nights at a Jail and Elliott working days along with going to trainings for the military, they always found a way to communicate(they sacrificed ALOT of sleep). July 2, 2025 Elliott proposed to Anika. It was Anika’s dream proposal, they were alone and had a beautiful view at Lions Den Gorge in Grafton Wisconsin. In November 2025, Anika left Wisconsin and moved to Tennessee to be with Elliott. The long distance was finally over.