Nic and Ria meet over an email sent the summer before Nic started college at UVA. He wanted to learn about college quiz bowl and even went to a few practices. Nic and Ria happened to live in the same dorm, Brown College at the University of Virginia. While there, they became friends and spent lots of time together. Nic was the first person EVER to buy Ria a Coke when she jinxed him. Ria left for study abroad on Semester at Sea, but they were reunited in fall 2016. They ate breakfast together every morning with "The Breakfast Club", a group of dorm mates who all suffered under the weight of 9am classes. Ria asked Nic on their first date during the middle of finals. They went to Sushi King, an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant and then walked all over UVA grounds. They dated for two years, dealing with a long-distance relationship while Ria lived temporarily in Arkansas, meeting each other's families and exploring new places. In early February 2019, Nic and Ria went to Sushi King once again. They went on a walk around UVA grounds and on the terrace of the Rotunda, Nic proposed. And then Ria promptly began crying for an hour out of happiness. Nic and Ria are so happy to have found each other and look forward to their lives together.