Marleni and Jacob met in September of 2021 at a Case Western Reserve University graduate student mixer. Jacob attends medical school and Marleni was a law student. Their first date was at the Tavern of Little Italy. They met for lunch but ended up staying and talking for over 4 hours, with the date only ending because Jacob had an event with his school dean coming up. They have been inseparable ever since. They got engaged on October 14th 2023 after over 2 years of dating and celebrated in Niagara Falls and Toronto. They added a new addition to the family through the adoption of their Seal Point Himalayan cat Sadie, who besides each other, is the thing they love most. They are so excited to be getting married!