We met through friends in February of 2020, and we were able to go on 6 dates before the dreaded Covid lockdown. We quickly went from formal full face of makeup dates to wet hair and sweatpants dates at Ryan's townhouse. Ryan was forced to work from home while Marlena still had to deal with the general public at the Vet Clinic. Once work was over, Marlena had enough time to run home, shower the germs off, and head over to Ryan's place, where he would have a new Cocktail and a scrumptious dinner waiting. Due to the absence of outside distractions, we quickly formed a strong bond and just mere weeks after meeting we knew we were it for each other. After some time had passed, Marlena met Ryan's Daughters Mia and Chiara (Kiki), and after playing Barbies together became fast friends. Fast forward a year they all decided to buy a house and live together. Ryan popped the question after colluding with Marlena's parents and they have lived happily ever after...