“We had been in relationships the place we discovered ourselves morphing to develop into the person who the opposite particular person needed,” Shawn defined. “And it bought exhausting. So we simply reduce straight by means of it. We had been like, we’ll give it our greatest shot and if both of us do not vibe to it, that is effective.”
Spoiler alert: The vibes had been good.
4 months after the impromptu marathon date, Shawn was relocating to Tennessee, the place the married pair—celebrating their tenth anniversary April 16—now reside with daughter Drew, 6, and sons Jett, 4, and Bear, 2.
Andrew mentioned he was drawn to her thoughtfulness, her humble nature and the smile that “will get me each time.” For Shawn, it was the truth that she may let her ponytail down, so to talk.
“I used to be such a perfectionist people-pleaser, I felt like I could not be myself out on this planet,” she recalled. “And Andrew was so lively and could not care much less and I felt like I may really be myself round him.”
Continued the athlete, “He made me really feel like I might be extra assured and I beloved that. And so many issues.”
