Most parents cringe at the idea of their teens getting involved in their love life. For one couple, it was the best thing that could have happened to them
Brittany, on TikTok as @_ms.britt, was a widowed mom of two when her son Tucker met his best friend Corbin, she tells PEOPLE.
"My kids' father passed away in 2015, so he hasn't been present in their life since they were 5 and 7 years old," she explains. She gave dating a try, "but nobody really stuck around for my kids."
Meanwhile, Jason was also raising two kids after separating from their mother.
"So my kids were kind of missing that father-figure role and his kids were missing that mother-figure."
When it comes to Brittany's son Tucker and Jason's son Corbin, "they look alike and act alike."
"Everything is identical with those two. They were always with me or they were always with him, so our conversations were always about the boys. We dropped the boys off to each other and picked them up. And one day, they're like, 'Hey, you want to go talk to Mr. Jason?' "
Brittany, who was a busy mom, replied, "Not unless he really needs me," which ironically, Jason did as well.
While both knew that their kids were kidding about setting them up at first, they also knew that the more time went by, the more serious they became.