We asked them to give us a quick relationship status update, and to reflect on what the bizarre and unique experience of a flash of internet fame was like on them and their bond.

Here's what some of them had to say, and where they are today.

In April, people rooted for a couple to get back together after the husband, Frankie, continued to send their dog, Apollo, gifts and cards on his birthday two years after separating from his wife, Rebecca.

Rebecca and Frankie told BuzzFeed News they were high school sweethearts, but after getting married, things got "rocky."

The two decided to separate. Frankie moved out and Rebecca had custody of their dog Apollo. But even after two years apart, Frankie sent their dog a birthday card and gift card to Petco with a long, heartfelt message.

"Continue to be there for her like you were for me," Frankie wrote in the card addressed to Apollo. Rebecca then shared the gesture on Twitter, where it quickly went viral. And sent many people welling up with emotion.

Strangers cried over it, and commenters in the story wanted the two to reconcile and get back together.

Well, some of you might be happy to know that that today, heading into 2018, Rebecca and Frankie are together and giving their marriage another shot. "The whole experience brought us to communicate again and for the first time since our separation," Rebecca told BuzzFeed News.

After her tweet and story gained national attention, Rebecca said she contacted Frankie to let him know she would take down any social media posts and stop publicizing their strained relationship if he was at all uncomfortable.

Interestingly, this forced them into a conversation "that wasn’t centered around divorce" for the first time in a long time, she said.

"At first things were a little awkward," she said. "We just didn’t know how to react or how much to share with the world who was suddenly curious about our relationship status."

After a few days of "an overwhelming amount of emotions" the two mutually decided to move back in together, co-parent Apollo, and to try again as a married couple.

Tragically, a month after the whirlwind of the viral moment subsided, Rebecca's cousin died by suicide.

She told BuzzFeed News she knew Frankie was meant to reenter her life, and that he was an "angel" to her during the painful grieving process.

"Frankie never left my side ... To this day, I tell my family that I believe he came back into my life at a time where I was going to need him more than ever. The way he took care of me and my family during something so tragic spoke volumes."

Apollo is also elated to have his dad back in their home. The two have been inseparable since, she added.

"We shared some tears about our time lost, the pain we went through, the lessons learned and then rejoiced in the fact that our story wasn’t over yet."

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