it's fairly workable, but could be a college sweetheart or someone he met during a tattoo convention run who he kept in touch with (if living elsewhere) or who he met and then reconnected with in the city before proposing. there was a bit of a run (i want to say two years, but will have to double check his bio and do some maths) before either work pulled them away or, more dramatically, there could be some assumed cheating because of late hours. again, pretty flexible, but i am all game to brainstorm a workable scenario!