Ellen and Duncan met in their sophomore year of high school in German class. It was not long after they met that Duncan asked Ellen to go on their first date. They continued to date throughout the rest of high school. Duncan even drove Ellen to school every morning before she got her license. Freshman year of college came around, and Ellen moved to Pittsburgh and Duncan moved to York. They continued to date long distance for the entirety of their collegiate careers. On October 21, 2023, Duncan asked Ellen to be his wife and spend the rest of her life with him. Without hesitation, she said yes! They both feel so incredibly lucky to have found each other at such a young age.