Read This Inspiring Love Story Between an Olympian & an Editor

Who doesn’t love a good, real-life love story? When we read about former Ebony editor Audrey Smaltz and Olympian Gail Marquis in the Advocate, we just had to share it with you! The couple had their first date in 1999 and have been together ever since. Their secret? “We laugh a lot! We don’t take ourselves too seriously and never go to bed angry,” Marquis told Advocate. “We really enjoy each other,” Smaltz said, “and we liked one another before we loved one another. Friends first,that’s the key.” Read their inspiring story here!