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March 22, 2025
Cincinnati, Ohio
#MrandMrsCoachE

Ashley & Ryan

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We're Getting Married!

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Ashley Howard

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Ryan Evans

#MrandMrsCoachE

March 22, 2025

Cincinnati, Ohio

Our Love Story

He said, She said, We're saying we do!

There is always three sides to every story; his side, her side and the truth. His side: I first saw Ashley at my football team's Annual Youth Football Camp. I saw this Thick THICCCCCKKKKKK thang walking and asked one of my coaches “Who is that in those shorts over there?” He told me Ashley Howard, but she got a man, I think. So, I left it alone. Fast forward a couple months, my team was about to play a big game against a team that we (at that time) had never beaten before. I told a coworker to bring the whole city out to the game and after that we will celebrate with drinks (First Round was on me). After the win, my co-worker (who we all know as Ashley's Best friend) walks in with the same Thick Thang I saw months before. She proceeded to speak to EVERYONE, and I mean EVERYONE else at the tables except me. She was playing hard to get! The drinks started to flow, and we all didn’t want the night to end so we went to another bar. Ashley and I started talking at that bar and had a really good conversation. She told me that I should have shot my shot because she was not dating anyone, and I should have asked her at the camp instead of my coach. I found out that my coworker and her are best friends and that’s how she was there that night. From that moment which I believe was October, we have been talking since and now engaged to be married! SHE WILL NOT AGREE WITH THIS STORY BUT ITS ALL HER FAULT BECAUSE SHE WAS PLAYING HARD TO GET!!!!!!! Her side: I first met Ryan in person at the Youth Football Camp. Our interaction was limited, when one of his coaches introduced me to him to help assist him with his youth flag football idea. We spoke briefly about this while he was preparing for camp and said we can connect a different time to go over more details. We spoke back and forth throughout the season about youth football. The night it all changed was when the Varsity team was playing New Richmond. My best friend (his co-worker) told me that he had invited everyone out after they win for drinks. I was not trying to go because I was tired and I knew she was trying to set me up with him. I had no interest of dating the HEAD coach of the football team. She begged me to go with her, so I did. I made no promises. We walked into the bar and I spoke to EVERYONE; including Ryan. We did not talk much at the first bar, few words here and there about the game. The bar was closing so the group went to the a different bar to continue the celebration. This is when it all took a different turn. Ryan and I actually had a conversation alone where I started off letting him know I was not scared of him. I had to let him know I wasn't one who bows down so easily. He proceeded to tell me he didn't care if I was or wasn't scared of him. We spent the rest of the evening talking and getting to know each other. From that night forward we spent together. Even though I said I DID NOT want to date the head coach, I never said I wouldn't MARRY him! The Truth: We will never know how it all went down. What we do know, is that we love each other and we cannot wait to spend the rest of our lives together.

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