Robert and Jesse met in 2007 online playing Call of Duty 4, Modern Warfare. They became friends immediately, talking nearly daily until they decided to meet in person in 2009, when they decided to enter a relationship. After a year of long distance, Robert moved from his home in Rhode Island to live with Jesse in Upstate New York. They lived together for a year before circumstances beyond their control forced Robert to move back to Rhode Island. The two remained best friends, playing games and talking on the phone at least once a week, and visiting one another a few times a year. Once Jesse completed Graduate school in New York, there was nothing keeping her from moving to Rhode Island to be with Robert, as she had always wanted. Jesse and Robert currently live in West Warwick, RI with their two cats.