Former Bachelorette Clare Crawley and Ryan Dawkins’ Relationship Timeline

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Former Bachelorette Clare Crawley and Ryan Dawkins' Relationship Timeline

Clare Crawley first connected with now-husband Ryan Dawkins the same month her engagement to Dale Moss officially ended. “This picture was taken exactly one year ago,” the former Bachelorette wrote on September 25, 2022, via Instagram. “He asked me to dinner. I didn’t have an appetite. (Stressed & depressed) But I said yes to tea and a walk. Ended up laughing and smiling more than I did the entire last year combined.” Crawley had an unconventional journey as the season 16 star of the ABC series, ending her stint after two weeks of filming to get engaged to Moss. The pair initially split in January 2021 but reconciled one month later, Crawley and Moss called it quits for good September 2021 and she found The One in Dawkins shortly thereafter. [sendtonews type="float" key="g7mFRZsyDz-2829522-14453"] One month after going public, Dawkins proposed to Crawley in Las Vegas in October 2022. They wed the following February. Scroll through for Crawley and Dawkins’ timeline:

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September 2021

The pair started spending time together the same month that Crawley and Moss officially called it quits. 

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Spring 2022

After spending time as friends in fall 2021, the twosome — quietly — took things to the next level.

“She wanted to keep it private until she was ready to debut him as her new boyfriend. Close friends and family have known about it for a few months now, but it was her secret to tell,” a source told Us, noting that they “built a real solid foundation” before going public.

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September 2022

Crawley and Dawkins went Instagram official via a Reel of the couple singing in the car together. “Him,” she simply captioned the post.

A source subsequently told Us that “she’s seriously interested in him and is excited to see where things go."

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September 2022

Crawley shut down speculation that she got lip fillers, calling her swollen lips her “battle wounds” via Instagram.

“Also, no I didn’t get my lips done, it’s the consequence of having sensitive skin + a hot man with a beard,” she quipped at the time.

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October 2022

After a source confirmed to Us that Dawkins popped the question, he gushed about his new fiancée.

"Everything in my world has changed since I met her, she’s the love of my life and I wish the world knew the Clare that I know," he told Us. "She is one of the strongest women I know and is truly a light. I love our life and [am] beyond excited about our future."

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October 2022

“I’m not getting any younger, but I don’t know. We haven’t really talked about it. Obviously, I’m thinking 2023,” Crawley told Us of wedding planning. “I wasn’t even in a rush to get engaged. I thought as long as I found my person, I’m happy.”

She went on to gush: “He is different and more amazing than anything I’ve ever had. He brings so much calmness to me and so much security and is always reassuring and loving and just very consistent with how he loves me and doesn’t make me question it or doubt it for a second. And loving him is just easy.”

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November 2022

The former Bachelorette teased via Instagram Story that she had started thinking about wedding planning ideas.

“We are having 2 ceremonies,” Crawley explained during a Q&A at the time. “First one is a small, intimate one so that my mom can be there and not [be] overwhelmed. The second one, we have the date chosen, but need to make sure the location is available."

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February 2023

The former Bachelorette married Dawkins on February 1 in Sacramento. “Happiest day of my life,” Crawley gushed via Instagram Story one day later.

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March 2023

The pair debuted their matching tattoos dedicated to each other's birthdays.

“Mom + Dad 💘,” Crawley captioned an Instagram selfie showing off the duo's new ink.

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July 2023

“Baby Dawkins will be arriving via our amazing angel surrogate, in January 2024!!” Crawley announced via Instagram alongside a video of the couple hanging up a baby onesie on a clothesline. “Worth the wait,” the item read.