Gabby Thomasdidnt know her engagement was coming.
Okay, there may have been afewsigns.
Like that longtime boyfriend Spencer McManes took her ring shopping at Tiffanys in New York City over Valentines Day.
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Spencer was standing there, surrounded by flowers, while her best friend and a photographer looked on.
The Olympic sprinter and the founder of non-alcoholic seltzer brand Kaviva began dating in the fall of 2022.
Their flirtation, however, started the year prior.
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One night, she looked him up on Instagram.
On the top of his profile?
A saved highlight where he gave pizza reviews.
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After laughing at a couple of reels, she decided to throw him a follow.
Almost immediatelyhe DM’d me, Gabby says.
Spencer confirms this account: I got the notification that I had a new follower.
I was like, That’s crazy!Gabby Thomas?
I immediately DM’d her and asked, What did I do to earn a follow?
After several months of social media flirting, Spencer asked Gabby out.
Their first date was at a speakeasy where they talked for over three hours.
I fell in love with him despite the fact he went to Yale, Gabby says.
That spring, Spencer dove head-first into the track and field world as Gabby trainedand woninternational championships.
At one point, she cried in his arms.
The couple acknowledges that the Games and their aftermath were a crazy, chaotic, and emotional time.
But: we grew closer through it, says Spencer.
Last season helped us solidify our relationship and work really well as a team through the ups and downs.
