Tyler and Abigail were in one of the same trainings in the beginning of their military careers. Abigail and Tyler thought nothing of each other in the beginning. Fast forward after the training, plus several months, the two would periodically message each other just to see what each one was up to in life. Before Tyler went to his station in Hawaii, he came home on leave in Michigan, where he is from. When Tyler came home he offered to meet Abigail in Indiana so the two could spend the day together. Abigail thought they were just hanging out as friends. And the two spent the day at Garden of the Gods in Illinois followed by dinner at Taco Bell. Obviously the friendship turned into so much more! The relationship has been long-distance with Tyler being in Hawaii however, many trips to Michigan, Indiana and Hawaii have been made by both Tyler and Abigail. In December of 2018 Abigail took a trip to visit Tyler in Hawaii. Tyler Proposed on December 27, on a picnic in the middle of a horseback ride. Abigail was slow to answer Tyler's proposal due to her mouth full of ham sandwich and Cheesy Dorito fingers, but Abigail said YES! To this day Tyler is not sure how he convinced Abigail, and Abigail now knows that no man travels eight hours from Michigan to Indiana to meet a girl he only plans on being friends with.