It's the story as old as...smartphones. Gerardo and Alex first met over a dating app called Hinge in early 2019. After a first date that lasted about 7 hours (as Gerardo likes to tease Alex about), they were both smitten. It only took four dates for the couple to decide to date exclusively. A few weeks later, Gerardo asked Alex to be his girlfriend after a day of hiking and going to a comedy show in March 2019. After dating through a pandemic, Gerardo and Alex decided to move in together and signed a lease in October 2020. They adopted Nala the same weekend. In 2021, Gerardo and Alex began talking about getting married. In December, Gerardo took Alex to one of his favorite overlooks in LA and asked her to marry him. The rest is history!