We met through an online dating app called Hinge in May 2022. Jake "liked" a photo of Emily at a beer festival where she was holding a tiny glass. Jake responded to the prompt of "caption this photo" by saying something to the effect of psychic tells girl she's about to meet a cute guy. Emily was in COVID quarantine at the time so her decision making skills were questionable but decided to "like" Jake back and they started messaging back and forth. Once Emily was clear of her illness, they met on a Sunday afternoon at Smokey Row Coffeeshop and hit it off right away finding common interests and having good conversation. Jake even convinced Emily to let him do a chiropractic adjustment on her on during that first date (Emily maintains it was a ploy so he could kiss her). About a week later Jake asked Emily to officially be his girlfriend through a message in a bottle from "future Jake" who was saying that she must date him, otherwise the world would end. A message in a bottle from "future Jake" was also how he proposed to Emily in August 2023. And the rest is history!