Ashley and Dan meet online in 2020 during the pandemic. However since Dan lived in the same building as Ashley's best friend, they may have actually met before with out even realizing it! With a shared love of fantasy/scifi, books, music and movies these two hit it off right away. The next year and half passed quickly, with road trips, game nights, weekly trivia and movie marathons. In April of 2022 the two purchased a house in Crofton, Md and Dan proposed in September of the same year.