They initially met while attending East Union High School (Go Lancers!), although they never engaged in conversation at that time. While attending university, they followed each other on Instagram. Jordan was enrolled at Stanford University, and Arely was attending the University of California, Davis. Arely uploaded a selfie to Instagram, which Jordan liked, subsequently leading to him sending her a direct message. After several months of texting, they ultimately went on their first date, and the rest, as they say, is history.