Matt and Tia briefly knew of each other due to going to the same high school, but Matt was 2 years older than Tia, so they never really talked. Fast forward to August of 2020 once they were both done with college and back in Morris, Matt approached Tia at the one and only Claytons Rail, while Tia was celebrating her birthday, and offered to buy Tia a shot. Anyone who knows Tia, knows that she said yes. The shot must have been a good one because Tia ended up hanging out with Matt for the rest of the night and gave him her number. The next morning, Matt sent a text to Tia asking her on a date. Their first date was at Dave's Dawgs and the rest was history. They officially started dating in November of 2020. Tia and Matt have now built a beautiful life together. In the past couple years they've; adopted their "kids" Asher (dog), Freida (cat), and Copper (cat), started and supported each other through their new careers, bought a house, and made the best memories. Their favorite things to do together are eating blizzards from Dairy Queen, hanging out with their close group of friends, walking their dog, cooking, and watching their favorite tv show Duck Dynasty.