Thomas and Taylor’s story started long before they were born, and they didn’t even realize it. In

recent conversation, it was discovered that that Taylor’s dad, Mike, bought a boat from Thomas’s mom's

father and the boat store he once owned - the first of many ways their lives would intertwine before the two of them would end up together.

Prior to transferring home to attend Thomas More College for undergrad, both Thomas and Taylor attended UK for their freshman years. Once both of them were settled at TMC - Thomas in business and Taylor in nursing, Thomas had reached out to Connor, a mutual friend, for Taylor's number. In hopes to reach out and ask her on a date, Taylor so graciously rejected him - what better way to start the world's greatest love story than with a rejection?!

It was likely a blessing in disguise - both continued their lives on their separate paths, growing, maturing, and experiencing life's highs and lows. After both experiencing some relationship hardships, their paths crossed once again mid-2023. A friend of Taylor's and fellow teacher with Thomas's sisters planted the seed about the two potentially getting together and going on a date. After a few of these conversations and a casual run-in with Thomas's sister at Starbucks, Taylor took the first leap (according to Thomas) and innocently liked his Instagram story.

A couple days later, Thomas slid into Taylor's DMs on Instagram when she was on her way to Europe for two weeks - initiating conversation about Disney World, of course (the true first move).

After many weeks of chatting via Instagram (even when in incredibly different time zones), the

two went on their first date. It went so well that they had two more within that first week with Thomas meeting a large group of Taylor's friends and going to their first Bengals game together.

Friends and family on both sides could see that the two of them were happier than they had ever been and

they all knew that this new relationship was something different - a very good different.

Their relationship is already strong and deeply rooted - neither of them wanted to waste the other's time, expectations were set and laid out very early on. The two of them are so happy, feel like they have finally found what they have been searching for and are eager to start a family together.

In the words of Phoebe Buffay - both of them have found their lobster!

From the couple: - We want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for your unwavering support. We

both love each other so much and we are so thankful for everyone involved in our lives and those who have

helped us get to where we are today.

We cannot wait to celebrate our love and this next chapter of our lives with you once we get home from Greece!