She stated sure!
Olympic swimming famous person Ryan Lochte has taken a serious step in his relationship with girlfriend of the final 14 months, Molly Gillihan. In response to TMZ on Friday evening, the athlete popped the query after just a little greater than a 12 months of courting, and the proposal sounds prefer it was straight out of a romantic film scene. (And she or he stated sure, BTW! Ha!)
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The engagement reportedly befell at Prime and Pearl restaurant in Gainesville, Florida, per the outlet — a location that apparently holds particular which means for the couple. The information org reported that Lochte acquired down on one knee on the restaurant, which was additionally stated to be the positioning of their very first date, so there’s some critical historical past there. Images obtained by the outlet reportedly confirmed the newly engaged pair embracing and sharing a celebratory kiss after the massive second.
The setting itself appeared rigorously deliberate, too! Crimson flower petals created a pathway resulting in the couple’s desk, whereas roses and candlelight helped kind an intimate ambiance for the proposal. Gillihan was additionally photographed exhibiting off what seemed to be an oval-shaped engagement ring that includes a gold band.
Awww!
In fact, the completely happy relationship milestone is already producing loads of dialog as a result of it comes whereas Lochte’s divorce from estranged spouse Kayla Reid remains to be ongoing.
As we’ve beforehand been masking, Reid filed for divorce in March of final 12 months after seven years of marriage. The previous couple share three kids collectively: Caiden, Liv, and Georgia.
Following the cut up, Reid made a number of public feedback that appeared to make clear the troublesome circumstances surrounding the top of their relationship, at numerous factors suggesting that “betrayal” performed a job within the breakup.
The state of affairs grew to become much more public earlier this 12 months when Reid appeared to recommend on an episode of her podcast The Comeback Period that Lochte and Gillihan’s connection could have begun lengthy earlier than their relationship grew to become public. She claimed the pair had been “completely happy for a really very long time” and steered that they had recognized one another for years.
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In the meantime, Lochte has additionally confronted private struggles lately. Final September, he revealed on Instagram that he had entered rehab and celebrated reaching 54 days of sobriety, sharing that he was in a a lot happier place in his life.
The previous Olympic champion and Reid have additionally exchanged public barbs throughout the divorce course of, too — so, issues have NOT been easy or straightforward on that entrance.
Nonetheless, this engagement would appear to mark a brand new starting and a recent chapter for Ryan and Molly. You may see a few of their engagement snaps HERE, by the best way.
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