Tyler and Chase’s love story began with what some may say was luck, but they like to believe it was fate. A couple of weeks before the holidays in December 2019, Tyler’s sister Taylor was training for the 2020 Olympics with Team USA Softball in San Diego when he went to visit her. While in San Diego, Tyler found himself on a dating app where he luckily swiped right on Chase (clearly Chase wanted to swipe right also!). Since Chase had recently sworn off notifications from dating apps (classic Type A), Tyler’s message wasn't received until the next day. Chase was skeptical of who this handsome devil was that had messaged him, but feeling like he had nothing to lose, he messaged back the following afternoon. Messaging through the dating app quickly turned into texting… and texting turned into flirting… and flirting turned into laughing… and they knew an instant connection had been formed - something neither of them had felt before. Although Tyler and Chase had quite literally just been in each other’s neighborhoods two nights before (Chase in OC, Tyler in San Diego), they decided meeting up couldn’t wait another day. They decided to meet “halfway” (Tyler happily drove a little further) in Carlsbad for dinner at Campfire. The rest is history. Little did they know just a few months later the pandemic would hit, and they would accelerate what most couples do in five years into just two. They both worked from home and were able to spend more time together than most couples do in a decade (the bonds of a relationship were really tested during this time!). Between working from home, Chase cooking his way through a majority of The Defined Dish cookbook and going on countless adventures and hikes with their fur baby Teddy, they did all they could to enjoy the time together. It was pretty clear early on, this was something special. Over the last three years, Tyler and Chase's bond has remained stronger than anything else they have ever experienced. From new cars, to new cities lived and traveled, to buying their first house, Tyler and Chase have enjoyed every big and small milestone together. Cheers to forever!