Melanie and Ian first met through the Smosh forums, although they barely knew each other. In the Summer of 2007, while visiting a friend in Sacramento, Melanie met Ian for the first time in person. The two hung out and "really hit it off." They had been dating since November 11, 2007. They were in a long distance relationship for a couple years, due to Melanie previously living in New Jersey as well as attending college, until she moved to Sacramento earlier 2012 to live with Ian. She used to write articles for the Smosh website, however she stopped in 2010. Melanie has remained involved with Smosh's audience through social media platforms. They broke up on 12th September 2014, which Melanie annouced via Twitter, saying that it was something they both wanted and that it had been a great 7 years.