Spring 2019 was Kiana's senior year of high school. After a long history of dating downfalls, a few of her friends said "Hey! Make a Tinder for funzies! You're graduating, nobody will care if they see you on the app"! At first she was a little skeptical but handed over her phone so her friends can spruce up her profile. "Now get to swipin!" Believe it or not, Tyson was the first guy to pop up on the app within her town radius & of course when she swiped right they were a match! Quickly, they got each others snapchat. Her friends joked that she would end up with him. They hit it off very fast! As they were getting to know more about each other, she asked him whereabouts he's from in her area, he goes "Oh, I'm not from up here, I'm only up here for work but I'm from Vancouver!". At first Kiana was hesitant due to the distance which killed her hopes. So 7 months go by of snapchatting but for the first 5 of those months, Kiana only sent him a couple snapchats a day to keep their streak alive with a few conversations here & there since she didn't think distance relationships will work. Fall 2019 rolls around, Tyson mentions he moved into a house with his friends & they're throwing their first party. As much as Kiana wanted to go, she didn't know what to tell her parents if she went. Instead, she said "Well hey! Facetime me when your party starts & I can meet a couple of your friends on the phone!" This was the first time they ever Facetimed - after 7 months of snapchatting lol! The night seemed very fun & it was so great to meet some friends that he's mentioned & vice versa! Few days go by & it comes to Kiana's attention that Tyson's friends were saying he was asking for her or about her & even called another girl that was crushing on him at their party Kiana - oops lol! Kiana admitted to herself she really liked him, he's been trying to break down her shell for months & just went for it! Not long after, Kiana drove to Vancouver with a friend to meet up with him & his friends which went extremely well! Of course she was nervous seeing him in person for the first time but also held herself accountable to not kiss him the first day - mission accomplished lol! After coming home from that visit, Tyson would make the time to try & visit at least every other weekend if he could! His first visit was November 22, 2019 - about a month after she visited him. Little did Kiana know, that would be the day he would ask her to be his girlfriend when she first arrived to pick him up at his hotel for dinner! Ever since, their relationship skyrocketed & they were on Cloud 9! The visits became more frequent; meeting each others families & saying we met through mutual friends on social media, staying at Kiana's for any jobs Tyson had up North, etc. Come March 2020, Kiana & her friend went down to move Tyson out of his house & in with his friend into their first apartment. Tyson's parents let her stay at their place with Tyson until their move-in day. On March 16, 2020 Kiana got the most horrific phone call from her younger sister right before they left to move into Tyson's apartment. Only dating Tyson for a few months, Kiana would've never anticipated being so vulnerable, emotional, & at her lowest point in her life this early in their relationship. And to add more distress, the first COVID lockdown went into place a couple days later for 3 weeks. These turn of events brought them even closer together. Easter day, Kiana drove back home with Tyson, packed up her stuff, & that night moved to Vancouver after stopping by her mom's house to get nothing but support knowing Kiana's mental health living at her other home was at its lowest. Almost 5 years together, Kiana & Tyson have gone on trips to Vegas, got their first dog, got many different job opportunities, had many lake/river days, taught Tyson Filipino/Hawaiian cuisine & family recipes, became an aunt & uncle, & now on the way to becoming future Mr & Mrs Akin!