Charlie and Alex first met at the beginning of their second semester at Texas A&M University. Charlie's childhood friend, Wes Conquest, invited him in January of 2021 to join his Bible study group at the Baptist Student Ministry. Not only was Alex also in this bible study, but one of the leaders happened to be Victoria Evans. This is where Alex and Charlie's friendship would begin and would then continue into the summer. Once they returned to College Station in August, getting ready for their sophomore year, Charlie asked Alex on their first date. This date led Alex to ask her parents to come down to meet him as she knew it would lead to many more dates.