It means to be. Robyn Dixon and John Dixon fell in love at a young age, but despite the ups and downs over the years, they eventually found their way back to each other.
The pair met in high school and began dating in 1996. Although they attended different schools, they connected when Juan’s basketball team played against Robyn’s school – and he caught her winking at him in the stands.
“It got to the point where he just stared at me and didn’t say anything,” the reality star told The Daily Mail Washingtonian in January 2003. “I was waiting for him outside the locker room one day. He turned around and said, ‘Hey, I don’t know you?’ It’s so cheesy.
After high school, Juan went on to play basketball at the University of Maryland. After graduating, he was drafted by the Washington Wizards in 2002. The point guard played with the Wizards for three years before joining the Portland Trail Blazers as a free agent in 2005. In the same year, Juan and Robyn joined forces.
Three years after the couple exchanged vows, they welcomed their first child, Corey, and then their second son, Carter, in 2010. However, the couple decided in 2012 and filed for divorce in March of that year.
In 2016, Robyn signed on as one of the original cast members Real Housewives of Potomac. Despite the split, the former Atlanta Hawks player – who still lives with Robyn while coparenting their child – is featured in the picture. 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 getting along and we weren’t connecting,” she said. OK! Magazine in time. “Something has to change, and unfortunately it’s drastic.”
While Robyn and Juan continue to show reality TV viewers their unique situation after the split, the basketball coach and podcast host “Reasonably Shady” decided to keep their romance alive – with Juan proposing a second time in December 2019.
“Twice as sweet! Thank you to everyone who loved, supported, rooted and prayed for Juan and I,” wrote Robyn via Instagram at the time along with a picture of the proposal. “We really appreciate all the love and well wishes as we start #DixonsPartDeux ❤️.”
Three years after getting engaged for the second time, Robyn is opening up exclusively Us Weekly about her and Juan’s wedding plans.
“Me and Juan, we’ve been engaged since 2019. Even with the pandemic between us, people seem to think we’re married now,” she said. us in October 2022. “Just trying to find time to plan the wedding between my busy schedule and Juan’s busy schedule and then there are some important things to discuss before we actually plan the wedding. So it’s all about preparing for the wedding, whenever it happens.
In January 2023, several outlets reported that the two had walked the aisle again.
Keep scrolling to see a timeline of Robyn and Juan’s relationship: