In the strange time of COVID, Yadira and Patrick first met at Physio on Baxter in February of 2021, when Yadira went in for a knee injury. During their first meeting, it was clear that they would become fast friends. As Yadira would tell her best friend on the phone after this meeting, "I don't think I can ask my PT to be friends, but I really want to". Though he was only her physical therapist for a few weeks, the professional line of HIPAA would keep them from getting to know each other outside of the lively and social office at Physio. Fortunately, Athens is a small town once you become a local. Fate would come in the form of Mikaela Harris and Walker's Coffee and Pub, and in April of 2021, they met outside of work. From there, their friendship grew quickly, bonding over the strange things they had in common. Over time, with the world opening back up, she would become a regular at Walker's, and all of his friends became her friends too. After years of being friends who would tell each other everything, in 2024 they realized that there was really no one else they wanted to tell everything to besides each other, and they took the leap. It did not take long for them to know that this was what they were both looking for all along. With their friendship as the foundation, Patrick asked Yadira to marry him on March 7th, 2025, in front of God and Otterbee. It was an easy yes.