Justin and Karilyn moved into the same apartment building, Loden, in summer of 2020. They met briefly in passing but besides an occasional ride in the elevator together they did not see each other again. One year later, when Loden was having a summer party, Karilyn and her brother Sam saw Justin playing bags with his brother Alex who was living in the neighboring building. Naturally, given their competitive spirit, they decided to challenge them to a game. Connections were made as they shared where they were from, where they work, and where in the building they lived. As it turns out, Justin was only down the hall the whole time! That was the beginning of a special friendship for them all as they continued connecting over weekly game nights. Time passed, and Justin and Karilyn found game nights weren’t enough as they wanted to spend more time together; this led them to begin dating in February 2022. Since they lived down the hall from each other and both worked from home, they were able to have a quick coffee date at one of their apartments, go out for lunch, or sneak in a kiss! They fell in love over the next year and became inseparable lovers; they pretty quickly decided they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together and Justin was down on one knee in December of 2023.