We met through a mutual friend: the internet, Although our first introduction was through a dating app, we immediately realized we had a stronger mutual connection: our moms! They had been work best friends for many years and Kristen's mom, Susan, had always wanted to set her up with one of Shelly's sons. A year after Susan passed away after her battle with cancer, the timing was finally right and we like to think that coming across each others profiles was no coincidence. We had so much fun on our first date that we scheduled our second the very next day and soon realized we wanted to date for the rest of our lives!