“Tristan and Lainey met about four and a half years ago. Lainey’s mother was the one who introduced them. They were both nineteen at the time. Tristan was in college at MSU and Lainey had just got back from a five month trip traveling in New Zealand. Lainey got a call from her mom one night requesting she come out and join her and her friend, because there was this cowboy her age that her mom insisted she had to meet. It was very awkward. Tristan recently had shoulder surgery from years of bull riding and he barely spoke a word to Lainey that night. Lainey had only been to a handful of rodeos before meeting Tristan, so she figured they just didn’t have much in common. After that night they ended up running into each other and eventually started talking. They’ve been together ever since! Tristan moved back home to take over his family’s farm after graduating and Lainey decided to stay in Bozeman for her job. They have been doing long distance for a little over a year. Thankfully it’s only a four hour drive. They have been making it work until they decide on where the two of them want to end up!”