They met online when Jeff introduced himself. An early topic of conversation was the lifelong love of their respective football franchises; the Detroit Lions for Jeff and the Dallas Cowboys for Rebekah. One of their early dates involved seeing the Lions play at Ford Field. It was the Cowboys' bye week and the Lions were taking on a divisional rival of the Cowboys, so the 4th quarter Detroit comeback victory was a win for both Jeff and Bek. As the relationship got more serious, they both knew that neither would be persuaded to abandon their team and it became clear that while Jeff and Rebekah could build a house, a family and a life together, it would always be a house with split football loyalties.