FIRST COMES FRIENDS, THEN COMES MARRIAGE! For Douglas and Shalonda, Lee Harnett Mental Health is where It all began. They would often meet up when Shalonda’s Aunt Dorothy and Douglas's mother Earlene would allow them to tag along for work, especially on family day. Unknowing it would later develop into a bond and friendship that will last for a lifetime. Although they lost contact with each other for a couple of years, Facebook rekindled their connection. Shalonda and Douglas would spend time enjoying each other’s company whether it was going out to the movies, concerts, or finding new places to eat in their spare time. They would often consult each other about their current relationships and try to give each other helpful advice on how to make them work. All while spontaneously falling for each other. They became more than close friends and somehow she became his girlfriend on July 20, 2016. They continued to tell each other everything and then he proposed with a diamond ring.