Shy grew up in Ewa Beach, Hawaii and attended Embry Riddle University in Arizona from 2015-2019 to study aeronautical engineering. During her time there, she enjoyed going to the gym in between classes and work.

Emily grew up in Redlands, California and attended La Sierra University in California from 2015-2019 to study Kinesiology to become an Occupational Therapist. During her time there, she played for the Women's volleyball team, in which she traveled to Arizona to play Embry Riddle University, one to two times a year.

Despite being hundreds of miles apart, their paths crossed numerous times without them ever meeting. Years went by and Shy accepted a job offer in California, about 80 miles away from where Emily was living. In 2021, Emily's friends encouraged her to download a new application on her phone to meet new people. After many near misses and almost meetings, Shy and Emily matched.

Their first conversation started with Emily playfully teasing Shy about going to her college's volleyball rival. They decided to meet in person and from there, they knew their paths were meant to cross.

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