If asked, Alexis would say that she and Ben met in March 2020 in Menomonie, WI. He questions the truthfulness of this story. In Ben's defense, it was March 2020 and admittedly a very brief meeting (she, nevertheless, remembered him and thought he was very cute). Fast-forward to year or so later: Ben moved into a house with friends in Northeast Minneapolis. One of these friends happened to be Alexis's sister Rachael, whom he had met at UW-Stout. Alexis spent a good amount of time in the Cities hanging out with her sister, and (thankfully) re-met Ben. Throughout the summer, the two of them developed legitimate crushes on each other. By the end of August (thanks to a good friend's birthday), they both found the courage to signal interest for the other person. Ben made the first move by offering Alexis a book, and the rest is history.