John & Jay met like any other self-respecting millennials; via Tinder over the pandemic in 2020. In what was described by friends as 'the most John Ford move ever', John asked Jay if he'd like to go white water rafting for their first date. (Nevermind that Jay had never been white water rafting in his entire life.) The two met in person at Ohioppyle State Park. "Hey, just so you know," Jay said, before getting into the raft. "My phone has no service. So if you're planning on murdering me, just like tell a ranger where you dumped my body so my family can come find me." John assuaged Jay's nervousness. "Don't worry I wasn't planning on it. Besides, 2 people have already died on the river this season, the average death toll for this area. So we should be totally fine!" Jay did fall out of the raft during the trip. Despite the perfect opportunity to claim alleged manslaughter, John was a perfect gentleman and fished Jay out of the river. For the rest of that summer, John & Jay made a point to carve out time from their schedules to go hiking. The rest, as they say, is history