Intended to be Robyn Dixon and John Dixon they fell in love at a young age, but despite their ups and downs over the years, they eventually found their way back.
The couple meets while they were in high school and started dating in 1996. Although they attended different schools, they connected when Juan’s basketball team played against Robyn’s school – and he caught her staring at her in the stands.
“It got to the point where he kept looking at me and didn’t say anything,” the reality star recalled to the Washingtonian in January 2003. “I waited for him outside the locker room one day. He turned around and said, “Hey, I don’t know you?” It was so cheesy. “
After high school, Juan went on to play college basketball for the University of Maryland. After graduation, he was drafted by the Washington Wizards in 2002. The point guard played with the Wizards for three years before signing with the Portland Trail Blazers as a free agent in 2005. That same year, Juan and Robyn tied the knot.
Three years after the couple exchanged vows, they welcomed their first child, Corey, followed by their second child, Carter, in 2010. However, the couple called it quits in 2012 and filed for divorce in March of that year.
In 2016, Robyn signed on as one of the original cast members The Real Housewives of Potomac. Despite their split, the former Atlanta Hawks player — who was still living with Robyn while co-parenting their children — was featured on the show. Shortly after the January 2016 premiere, Robyn opened up about what happened between her and the former NBA player.
“We got divorced because we weren’t in a good place in our relationship, and there was some infidelity, and we weren’t really in tune and connected,” she said. Ok! Magazine at the time. “Something had to change, and unfortunately it was drastic.”
As Robyn and Juan continued to show reality TV viewers the inner workings of their unique post-split situation, the basketball coach and “Reasonably Shady” podcast host decided to resume their romance – with John offer a second time in December 2019.
“Sweeter the second time around! Thank you to everyone who loved, supported, rooted and prayed for Juan and me,” wrote Robyn via Instagram at the moment next to the photos of the proposal. “We really appreciate all the love and well wishes as we embark on #DixonsPartDeux ❤️.”
Three years after hiring for the second time, Robyn opened on her own We weekly about her and Juan’s wedding plans.
“Juan and I, we’ve been engaged since 2019. Even if there was a whole pandemic in between, people seem to think we should have had a wedding by now,” she said. We in October 2022. “I’m just trying to find time to plan a wedding between my commitment and Juan’s schedule and then we have some important things to talk about before we get to the wedding planning. So, it’s about trying to prepare for marriage, whenever it happens.”
In January 2023, multiple outlets reported that the two had walked down the aisle once again.
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