Two of Katie's best friends, Dena and Shawn-tae, were frequently mentioning "Jack Gym" and thoughtful things he would do so she wondered, "why haven't you set us up"? Soon after, Katie and Jack received a group chat from the aforementioned friends introducing them. Thousands of texts, dozens of calls, and many hours of video chats followed before Jack made his first trip to Portland and as they say, the rest is history.