Tara and Rick met at work, where they were great friends and colleagues for seven years. According to Rick, he spent several of these years "googly-eyed" and trying to work up the courage to ask Tara out before she eventually beat him to the punch. Once Tara's dog Molly approved of him, he knew he was in. A year later and eager not to waste any more time, they got engaged and started their forever together.