Joe & Lauren
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Joe & Lauren
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Our Story
February 01, 2023
Joe and Lauren meet on Hinge and arrange a first date. There, Lauren learns what a Sourtoe Cocktail is, and Joe learns what KPMG is.
March 08, 2023
On their third date, Lauren finally tries to make a fish face, which isn't as good as Joe's. Lauren also declares that her hair looks "really damn good".
May 05, 2023
Lauren finally comes out to Joe's house, lured mainly by the opportunity to see a cute dog.
May 06, 2023
The first of many times that Lauren falls asleep on Joe after a show.
May 13, 2023
Good news: Joe meets all Lauren's friends and they're lovely. Bad news: It's at a Eurovision party in Milton Keynes.
May 17, 2023
Joe and Lauren eat a hilarious doughnut at a fancy restaurant after scoring exactly the same as each other in mini-golf.
May 31, 2023
Joe and Lauren agree this is one of their favourite photos, taken by Kaitlin.
June 17, 2023
Joe and Lauren go to Amsterdam on their first international trip, to see Kristen. Joe is delayed, but arrives in time for a lie down.
July 08, 2023
Joe finally convinces Lauren to go on their first hike together. Just a small one, he says. Only 20 miles.
August 09, 2023
Lauren returns to the UK after nearly dying on Kilimanjaro. Joe heroically takes Lauren to hospital without once saying 'I told you so'.
September 02, 2023
Joe and Lauren celebrate Alys and Alex's wedding, which they have on a Saturday in London because they're cooler than us.
September 10, 2023
On Kaitlin's Champagne tour, even Joe is forced to admit that the pair of them can scrub up good when needed.
September 30, 2023
Lauren meets Joe's parents, realizes that ultimately they are to blame for him.
November 23, 2023
Lauren introduces Joe to his first thanksgiving. Joe introduces her friends to garlic vodka.
December 14, 2023
"Felt cute. Might delete later." - Lauren
December 21, 2023
Not the first time Joe and Lauren get drunk in The Lamb, but the first time it's caught on camera.
December 25, 2023
Spending Christmas with Joe's family, Lauren is pressured again to explain that she did not grow up in the midwest.
January 15, 2024
Joe meets Lauren's sister and dad, whose first words upon meeting him are: "I don't like him Lauren, he's taller than me."
February 18, 2024
When she thinks nobody is looking, Lauren kidnaps a child. Luckily, it's one of Joe's many nieces.
April 01, 2024
Lauren introduces Joe to Utah for the first time. He loves it, but finds it occasionally difficult to breathe.
April 08, 2024
Red Rocks! Joe and Lauren visit Denver together for the first time and see NO BASEBALL.
June 28, 2024
Lauren joins Joe on his annual hike through Dorset, sampling English scrumpy (gross) and cockles (tasty).
August 26, 2024
In Lanzarote, Lauren survives her first game of Double Disc with Joe's entire family. Just.
November 08, 2024
In Copenhagen, Joe proposes. Kaitlin totally called it.
The Proposal Weekend
Joe surprises Lauren with a semi-planned proposal in Copenhagen, and doesn't stop explaining how much he loves her until she grabs his head and says yes. During a Michelin starred celebratory meal Lauren steals some expensive Yuzu sake. Afterwards, Joe introduces her to Fisk and gets hot dogs from 7/11 on the way back to the hotel.
November 29, 2024
Back in the UK, wedding planning begins at The Lamb, over a few beers. Joe's contribution mainly consists of doodles.
December 25, 2024
Joe spends his first Christmas in Utah, where cheese doesn't make it any easier to breathe.
January 17, 2025
Back in Derbyshire, Joe discovers that accountants are great at both planning weddings and stealing his laptop.
February 12, 2025
Lauren runs a half-marathon! Joe watches!
February 16, 2025
Back in The Lamb, Lauren beats Joe at Scrabble for the first time ever.
April 05, 2025
Trieste, Italy. Another wonderful trip with Rex and Greg!
April 18, 2025
Back in the UK, Joe's niece Margot declares Lauren is her best friend.
June 01, 2025
Joe's love of dive bars leads them to Nevermind, in Barcelona. Highly recommended!
June 05, 2025
Lauren shows Joe what lengths she'll go to just to watch some theatre.
July 27, 2025
Lauren meets Ben & Miriam, gets a great photo of what Derbyshire has to offer.
September 18, 2025
Joe & Lauren tackle the annual Dorset hike, this time with a disapproving Faith.
September 28, 2025
Flotilla Day with Lauren's football team is always a highlight of the year!
November 23, 2025
Lauren's dad, Al, throws an amazing engagement party in Denver, while Joe loses his passport. Whoops.
November 26, 2025
Utah Thanksgiving is all about the pies, insists Lauren.
November 29, 2025
Lauren's mum throws an amazing engagement party in Utah, as Joe and Lauren buy a new house in London.
December 12, 2025
Joe and Lauren move into the new house, in Balham. The boiler is broken, but the area is lovely.
December 25, 2025
Christmas in Bristol, where Sam gives Lauren a brilliant present to welcome her to the family.
January 01, 2026
New Year in Paris. They still think they scrub up good!
January 24, 2026
After 200+ hours, Joe and Lauren finally beat Brotato with every character.