We met in 2006 during our seventh grade year of Bonnie Branch Middle School. However we did not begin dating until 2008, during our ninth grade year at Howard High School. Steven asked Michelle to go out with him in the middle of their U.S. History class (prompting a seat change the very next day). This led Michelle and Steven to 11 years of dating: through high school, college, many jobs, dogs, and a home together.