During Katie's first year in Malaysia, she started going to a nearby gym. There, she met Ben, a personal fitness trainer. They were friends for almost a year and they would hang out at the gym together. One day, Ben invited her to his housewarming party. He gave Katie lots of hints that he was interested in her, but Katie was really confused by these advances. Shortly afterward, Ben left for a trip Spain and they didn't see each other for a couple of weeks. Then, one day in September, Ben texted Katie asking her if she wanted to get some tea. Katie agreed, and while they were having their tea, Ben made the second move. This time, there were no hints. He told her everything about how he felt, and said that he knew that this relationship wasn't going to happen because she would be leaving Malaysia soon, as her 10-month contract was almost finished. What Ben didn't know was that Katie had already planned to return to Malaysia to continue her teaching contract for another year. He also didn't know that Katie reciprocated his feelings. From that day, they decided to get to know each other better. After two years of dating, they fell in love. After that. they decided to get married and plan their futures together.