Not long after Tim transferred to WVU, he was found by Sarah on the free dating site, okcupid. In the time before Tinder, both Sarah and Tim created their profiles as a joke. Jokes on Tim, because Sarah found him and wrastled him down for her own. First comes online flirting, then comes hard to perceive sarcasm on Facebook chat, then comes Sarah cooking Tim dinner in her apartment. Once they met IRL(In Real Life) for their first date, she made excuses to see him every day after... and that was it!

After several NYC visits were had in the almost 6 years they'd been together at that point, the most frequented spot was Coney Island. A "corney" boardwalk with all the charms to go with it, it serves as a perfect backdrop for a day of leisurely exploration and thrilling rides... a couple of which Tim had to be tricked into riding. When making their 4th visit to the boardwalk, Tim brought Sarah directly down to the water, skipping over all of the most exciting activities. Sarah thought nothing was amiss, it had been a while since they'd had their feet in the sand! Tim then navigated to under the dock, with the supposed purpose of continuing to walk down the shore. Sarah was shocked when Tim suddenly stopped and started with, "I'm sorry all these people are around...." Turning to find Tim on his knee, the sudden realization hit like bricks. ".. will you marry me?"