Joey was born in Florida, went to college in New York, and moved to Seattle for full-time work in 2014.

Ke was born in China, stopped briefly in Tennessee before moving to Canada. She went to college in Ontario and worked there for a bit before moving to Seattle in 2014.

They met through a mutual friend at a New Year's Eve party in 2014. They lost contact for a bit when Joey stopped coming to their park bocce ball league, but met again in 2018 after fate saw them both become single at the same time. After a wine tasting trip in Yakima, the Palm Springs of Washington, Joey and Ke quickly became close friends.

Ke has shown Joey places he's never been, traveling to Arizona, New Orleans, Vancouver, Toronto, Costa Rica, and Hawaii. Joey has readied Ke for old age, teaching her how to play golf (poorly), darts, billiards, and rummy. They got their first dog, Doobie the mini goldendoodle, in December 2019.

They dove head first into the brutal housing market and bought their first house together in May 2021, getting engaged on Ke's birthday in December. They're looking forward to spending the coming years learning all about being homeowners and filling the house with furniture and memories.