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Tarek El Moussa First Got Rejected When He Asked 'Selling Sunset' Star Heather Rae Young Out

From Good Housekeeping

Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young are so obviously in love.

The couple recently announced their engagement on Instagram after dating for one year. According to People, the big moment happened during their boat trip to Catalina Island in California late last month.

"The Future Mrs. Tarek El Moussa!!!!" the Selling Sunset star wrote alongside a photo of Tarek sliding an engagement ring on her finger. In response to the photo, the HGTV star commented, "My best friend in the entire world❤️❤️."

According to Heather's Instagram, the two first met on Tarek's yacht called "Bad Decisions" last July — about a year and a half after his divorce from his Flip or Flop co-star, Christina Anstead, was finalized. After TMZ caught Tarek and Heather smooching, an E! insider claimed that their hangout was "nothing serious."

That said, the Flip or Flop host told Fox News that he was actually smitten with Heather before they started going out last summer — but his attempt to date her didn't pan out initially.

“I asked her out a while back and she had a boyfriend so she couldn’t go out with me,” Tarek explained to the outlet.

Not too long after photos of the two kissing emerged though, Tarek declared to his Instagram followers that he was happily in a relationship with Heather.

"After more than 3 years on my own I’m so PROUD to say that this beautiful, sweet and talented young lady is my girlfriend!" he captioned his photo. "I’ll be honest and say I never thought I would meet someone special in my life after the last three years ... Then ... out of the blue @heatherraeyoung walked into my life."

His post continued to rave about the realtor: "The first time I saw her smile she 'did that thing to my tummy' and I knew right away I needed to get to know her ... so I asked her out!! She said yes 😎."

Clearly, Heather was equally into her man at the time. In a joint interview with People TV last August, Heather dished on all the fun they were having as a new couple.

"We just like to do normal, fun things together," Heather explained. "We go to dinner, we watch movies, what else? He's been coming to L.A., I go down to see him."

Not too long after, things continued to progress when Tarek gave Heather a Ferrari for her birthday. More importantly though, last September, Tarek posted about Heather with his daughter, Taylor. Soon after, a photo appeared of Heather with Taylor and Tarek's son, Brayden.

Fast forward to today, and the couple couldn't be more in love. In June, Tarek sold his old home and the two moved into a new family beach house in Newport Beach, California. It's a sign that exciting things are in store for the couple in the months — and years — ahead.

“In selling my old home, I let a piece of the past go,” Tarek told People. “It was a very defining moment in my life. But now it’s time to move on to the next chapter. And that’s right here.”

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