Abby & Kyle met when they both attended Katie Howarth's (Shinkle) graduation party in May 2014 in Cincinnati, OH. Abby talked about her cat. Kyle was wearing leather loafers. They ended the day talking about their hopes & dreams over cheese coneys at Skyline Chili. There may or may not have been strong eye contact. Though both went their separate ways (Abby to Indianapolis, Indiana and Kyle to Greenville, South Carolina), Kyle promptly reached out to Abby with a very smooth pick up line. A few months of skype dates and a trip to the oyster bar later, and they started officially dating on September 1, 2014. Fast forward through three apartments, two houses, four new jobs, one MBA, one ornery cat, and more than 5,000 miles traveled together, Kyle and Abby became engaged in Cincinnati, OH on November 23, 2018.