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Nikolai Gionti

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Gabriele Regalbuto

September 19, 2026

Cleveland, OH
166 days166 d12 hours12 h50 seconds50 s

How We Met

A back injury, a bold question and a lifetime together

Gabriele and Nikolai met at the gym, where Nikolai works as a personal trainer. For a while, he wasn’t sure how he could ever approach Gabriele, a girl who always had her headphones in and her eyes carefully glued to the floor. Finally, the moment came when Gabriele threw out her back. Nikolai jumped in, scheduling her a massage appointment and sharing some healing tips, only to be met with the very important question: “Can I still wear heels tonight?” That perfectly silly, yet totally serious, question sealed the deal. (And yes, she did wear heels to a birthday party that night, despite his advice.) He asked her out on a first date, where they drank martinis and shared fries, and they haven’t been apart since.