Kaitlyn and Mike connected on Hinge, one of the many dating apps. They started talking in November of 2020. Kaitlyn found Mike super easy to talk to. The two had their first date in December in downtown Annapolis, talking and getting to know each other over dinner and several laps around the city. A few weeks and one New Year's Eve first kiss later, Mike asked Kaitlyn to be his girlfriend (answered with a resounding yes). Since Mike was temporarily furloughed from his job through the first half of 2021, he and Kaitlyn spent a lot of time together, getting to know each other well in a short amount of time. Within the first few months of their relationship, they both knew they had their last first date and could see a future with one another. Navigating jobs with similarly crazy schedules and irregular hours, they find themselves incredibly lucky to have found each other.