Ryan and Sarah first met at school when one of Ryan's friends told him there was a "cute girl" in class with her that he should meet. Ryan pursued Sarah over the next few months and they started spending more and more time together, quickly becoming good friends. They started dating December 1st, 2005. That next year they went to the University of Rhode Island together, spending the school year in Ryan's college house on the water and then spending the summers on the beaches of Cape Cod. They briefly moved back to Massachusetts before moving to Colorado in October of 2011. While they initially only signed a six-month lease, it didn't take long to realize they may stick around a bit longer. On December 1st, 2021 Ryan proposed to Sarah overlooking Boulder, Colorado - a place they have called home for nearly 11 years.