Jacob and Karlie met in middle school but later found out that they have known each other since kindergarten and their lives have overlapped tremendously during their childhood. However, they officially met in middle school, in 2016, where they both developed crushes. This was different for Karlie as she has never had a crush and did not plan to date until college. Yet after many conversations and time spent with Jacob the two went to a middle school dance and a month later started dating. They dated all throughout high school and continued to date into college. Both compliment each other's families and fit in with them perfectly. After six years of dating Karlie and Jacob had no doubt that they would spend their lives with anyone else and in late August Jacob asked Karlie to marry him. In June they will be half way to eight years together and are excited for many more years and this new journey of life together.