In March of 2020 Amanda’s coworker reached out to her saying she believed Amanda and her husband's best friend, James, would hit it off. The day after James and Amanda started talking/texting everything shut down and the COVID-19 lockdown was put in place. The first two months of their (soon-to-be) relationship was solely through text, call, and FaceTime communication. In May, when COVID-19 restrictions began to lighten up, they finally got to meet in person for the first time. They hit it off right away and were immediately comfortable with each other. On June 6, 2020 James asked Amanda to be his girlfriend. One year later she moved into his home in Burton, MI. About a year after that (5/5/2022) they bought their forever home in Waterford, MI. On February 18, 2023 James proposed to Amanda along the Detroit Riverwalk and surprised her with friends and family being there. It was absolutely perfect!