Talking to Us Weekly in 2018 soon after his divorce, Tarek El Moussa was candid about splitting from his first wife and how it would affect his future relationships. “I feel like I’ve learned so many valuable lesson,” he said, confessing that despite the failure of the marriage, he was open to saying “I do” again. “I’d be smart enough to handle that and use what I’ve learned so I never make the same mistakes twice,” El Moussa said, adding, “I need to make sure that the spouse I’m with is on the same page.”

It wouldn’t be long before the star would meet his future wife. As he shared on Instagram, he went on to spy Heather Rae Young from the back of his boat on July 4th, 2019. For him, it was truly love at first sight. According to House Beautiful, the Netflix star was actually hanging out on another boat docked next to his in the same wharf in Newport Beach, California.

Although El Moussa was smitten, Young played it coy, actually making the HGTV star wait to go on a date with her.