Jessie and Charlie grew up in the same town, went to the same middle school and high school, had friends from the same families, lived in a 2 - 3 mile vicinity of one another for over a decade and never crossed paths. Nearly 12 years after they both left Douglas County they met at a D&D game they were recruited into by their mutual friend Jenny. After several months of getting to know each other on a friendly basis their mutual attraction to one another could no longer be denied, and they began dating. Only then did they discover the compatibility of their personalities, interests, and politics. Falling in love was easy. Having both been through the gauntlet of relationship struggles in their younger days they both knew exactly what they wanted in a partner and found that in one another.