In August 2022, Meg was out to lunch with her coworker CJ—aka Cupid—when he casually mentioned that his roommate was single. He showed Meg a photo, and she approved! A few days later, Ryan followed Meg on Instagram and slid into her DMs with the now-famous line: “We should go out and slam some tequila sometime.” Meg replied, “We definitely should!!! I’m down.”

Their first date was on September 8, 2022, at Deck 12 on the YOTEL rooftop in Boston Seaport. Ryan was fashionably late thanks to Boston traffic (30 minutes, but who’s counting?), and Meg graciously let it slide. True to Ryan’s word, they did indeed “slam some tequila” and instantly hit it off.

Over the next couple of months, Meg and Ryan continued going on dates, including Meg’s very first New England Patriots game (reluctantly, as a lifelong New York Giants fan, never forget Super Bowls XLII and XLVI). On November 10, 2022, Meg brought Ryan as her plus-one to a Boston Red Sox work event. Afterward, they strolled along the Seaport waterfront, and right in front of Lembo family favorite Mastro’s Restaurant, Ryan asked Meg to be his girlfriend. Spoiler alert: she said yes.

Since then, Meg and Ryan have filled their days with skiing, adventuring to new destinations, marathon-running, marathon-spectating/chasing, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Their biggest adventure came in October 2024, when they began fostering dogs, and ended up adopting the love of their lives, their sweet pup Lucy Lu. She quickly became their entire world.

On March 8, 2025, Ryan told Meg he was at a brewery with Lucy Lu and his friend Chaz, while Meg’s friend Sammy invited her out for drinks in Seaport. When Meg arrived, she was surprised to see Ryan and Lucy Lu waiting to ask her the most important question of all. It was the easiest “yes”—and even more special with Lucy there to witness it!

Meg and Ryan can’t wait to celebrate their next chapter with all of you in the White Mountains—a place that holds so many of their favorite memories skiing, snowboarding, and simply being together.