Laura started college at UCA in 2002 and Kyle was on his way out. They knew each other through friends but not too well. Life took them on different paths until 2014 when Kyle got some encouragement to reach out to Laura through some mutual friends. They went on a date in October and dated for a couple of months, but Laura wasn't ready for a serious relationship and told Kyle they needed to be friends. She'll tell you she knew he was special back then and knew he wasn't someone to date casually. He was worth being serious about. They remained friends for two years. Kyle says 'two long years'. Not having a lot of single friends, they were each others plus 1 to social and work events in those two years. Kyle was persistent but Laura kept reminding them they were JUST FRIENDS. In hindsight, Laura says she needed a friend first - and Kyle became her best friend and that turned into so much more. After two years of a growing friendship, they began dating in May 2016 and have been together ever since.