Salem & Jude met on the dating website "Bumble" in September of 2022. The dating profiles allowed each to answer questions on their profile. Jude chose the question "What does the world need more of?" His answer: Empathy.

Salem immediately fell in love with the loving empath that Jude is and they officially started dating on December 10, 2022. A year later in December of 2023, Jude bought the engagement ring, but his work was yet to come. Almost an entire year later, Jude proposed on November 2, 2024, in Gatlinburg, TN and the rest is history!