Matthew and Margaret met for the first time in 2017 when they both worked as summer camp counselors in Urbana. They spent many summer days under the hot sun together, laughing and playing with all of the kids under their care. Eventually, Matthew moved away, leaving that life behind to pursue a career as a police officer and corrections worker. After realizing that he was unhappy with his career, Matthew moved back to Maryland to work for that same child care company, where Margaret had spent the last 6 years working her way up the ladder. It was then that their relationship began to grow much deeper than it ever had before. In December of 2021, Matthew and Margaret started dating, and before they knew it they started to fall in love. On the 15th of May, Matthew brought Margaret to the Potomac river, and asked for her hand in Marriage.