Paul and Lydia met online in the winter of 2017. They hit if off on their first date at the Cheesecake Factory, and after a few great dates, they decided to keep in contact while Lydia returned to her Junior year in college. That spring, they went to Bear Mountain, NY for the weekend where Paul asked Lydia to be his girlfriend. The couple spent that summer together until Lydia went back to school. Excited for their future, Lydia moved back home in 2018....but that did not last for long! Lydia was accepted into a master's program in Florida, and their relationship went back to long distance for the next 2 years. Together for 5 years but apart for 3, Paul and Lydia went on vacation to Hawaii, and Paul proposed on April, 20, 2022!