On January 11, 2022 John responded to an EMS call at the Garden's of St. Francis where Alexa was the nurse for the unit. They went on their first date that following Sunday to Alexa's favorite restaurant, The Dirty Bird. Then ended the evening with John's favorite, a Toledo Walleye hockey game. John decided to finally make it official on April 9th in Port Charlotte, FL. After he told Alexa he loved her. Alexa's response was does this mean I'm your girlfriend? Then fast forward to December 6th 2023 in Doolin, Ireland at the Cliffs of Moher where he got down on one knee and asked Alexa to marry him.