In the week's most feel-good news, US Women’s Soccer stars Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris have announced their engagement.
Speaking to , the teammates revealed their relationship for the first time publicly, saying they got engaged back in September and are planning to marry later this year.
Meeting in 2010 while playing for the US National Team, Harris surprised Krieger by popping the question during a romantic picnic in Floria.
“It was a really good time because I felt really on the same page with her, and really excited about our future and talking about our future plans with , and family, and things like that,” Krieger explained.
“It just was a really good time. I was really surprised because it just seemed like another weekend getaway for us. I wasn’t really thinking about it at all!”
Harris recalled: “It was just us and this beautiful scenery, and I was just like… she was making me laugh, she wanted me to take pictures, and here I am.
“This is what I’m gonna be doing the rest of my life. It just all froze and I was like, ‘this is it.’”
The pair also explained why they hadn't come out publicly with their relationship for nine years.
“We wanted to be professional and make sure that we showed up every day and did our job and it wasn’t just because we were together, it was because we love what we do, and we’re really good at what we do," Krieger said.
“And that was most important for us.”
Harris added that over time, they had become “more and more confident within and ourselves and then clearly within our relationship.
“We were like, now is the right time… and I feel like it’s a massive weight off of my shoulders.
“Finally, after all these years, I just feel like I don’t have to hide anything or feel like I’m not living up to the community I’m in.”
