They met on Tinder (a dating app) and after a couple of weeks getting to know each other, they decided to meet. Robert drove from Sacramento up to Chico to take Tracey out for sushi tacos. They were having such a great time getting to know one another that the night kept extending longer and longer from playing pool to sharing a pitcher of beer. On January 7th, 2017 Robert asked Tracey to be his girlfriend to which she replied, "Are you sure?" Since then the two have been inseparable. Robert, Tracey, and Toby (their dog) moved in together after the completion of her Vocational Nursing program, and the start of their small family began. After Robert completed his apprenticeship program with the electrical union and became a journeyman 5 years later, he proposed. On a trip planned by Robert to New York and Chicago, he got down on one knee in a secluded spot at Niagara Falls when Tracey said "Yes!"