Chapter Seventeen, Paper Magazine

Roman Reigns and Inari Anoa'i
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This year for their upcoming seventeenth wedding anniversary, Roman Reigns and his wife, Inari Anoa'i, plan to keep things simple.

In a recent conversation, we are introduced to the private romance of the two enigmatic lovebirds as they near their seventeen years of marriage. From topics of Roman's stellar career in wrestling, to zodiac signs, to childhood crushes, the two offer insight into how they juggle prioritizing their love, all the while maintaining careers and being parents.

And though Roman and Inari are typically close-lipped when it comes to sharing their private lives with their followers, now they are taking a moment to reflect on their history together and the prospects of their future partnership. Whether or not you're a hopeless romantic, it's hard to not admire their love and willingness to share it with the world — in between Inari's blushes and repeated invocations of how much they adore each other, their convo is sure to make any heart flutter.

Inari Anoa'i: How are you doing today?

Roman Reigns: I'm doing good. How are you?

Inari: I'm good. Do you want to tell them how you met me?

Roman: Oh, I saw her in the mall. I was with my cousins, and there was just too much going on at the time so I felt like I couldn't shoot my shot in that particular place, and then one day I saw you walking down the hallway at school and got to reaching out to mutual friends, and people that we know and I was like "Hey, there's a big party going on at Resa's house, make sure she'll be there" and stuff like that and I went there and the rest is history.

Inari: And been stalking me since.

Roman: Basically. It doesn't matter where you meet, it doesn't matter the setting. If the two connect...

Inari: Yeah you were trying to act like you were too turnt up, like you were having a ball, just fronting.

Roman: I do, I did.

Inari: You were a gentleman though.

Roman: Exactly. I didn't do any of that. I just made sure you got in the house.

Inari: You did, you made sure I got in the house and called me. You were being sweet.

Roman: Hmhm.

Inari: Whatever, you know what you were doing, you were just working your number.

Roman: I mean you have to play your cards right. What's your favorite memory of us together?

Inari: When I was in labor with Leo, and you delivered him because the doctor didn't get there on time. And you were holding Leo, and crying. What's yours?

Roman: Favorite memory? Let me see. We've done so much stuff. I feel like this is too five of my favorite memories of us. It's when my mom dared us to run that Marathon and we ended up running the wrong way and went to get ice cream. Then we found out that they sent out a search team for us because we never made it to the finish line.

Inari: Really?

Roman: Yeah it is.

Inari: Lol.

Roman: What are you looking forward to for our wedding anniversary? I know everything is supposed to be like "wow" and surprise but what are you looking forward to?

Inari: I don't know.

Roman: You just want to be with me? You just want it to be special?

Inari: Yeah I just want it to be special.

Roman: Yeah, I feel like as long as I'm with you, that's the most important thing. We'll always be together, sharing every experience together.

Inari: What's going on for July 7th? Can you tell me? Do you have any plans for me on our seventeenth wedding anniversary?

Roman: No, it's just a special day, it's the thought that counts.

Inari: It's the thought that counts?

Roman: Yeah, for sure.

Inari: You need to start planning. If you haven't started, the time is ticking.

Roman: What do you think our favorite thing to do together is?

Inari: Have sex. But, I'm just playing. I like when we are just in the house, in bed chilling, watching TV, and eating. Quality time.

Roman: Doing normal stuff?

Inari: Yes, doing normal stuff. My favorite trip that we went on was to St. —

Roman: Thomas, we went to St. Thomas. It was a real vibe, for sure.

Inari: It was intimate, there weren't too many people. We slept outside in the rain, under the covers. It was romantic. That was probably my favorite trip I've been on in my life.

Roman: What's a song that you could cry to? Like an "I just want to cry and be in a sad mood" song.

Inari: Adele's Love in the Dark. Turn that on and get to crying. It would have to be that, it just makes me so emotional. What's a talent you wish you had?

Roman: I wish I could dance. Leo is such a good dancer. I don't know where he gets it from but I know its not from me.

Inari: Me, duh! Yeah, you do wish you could dance, but that's okay because you can do so many other things, so we're just going to leave that one for at home.

Roman: I want to learn how to dance.

Inari: We'll get you some dance lessons.

Inari: Who was your childhood crush?

Roman: I had a lot but you.

Inari: That's not a childhood crush, that's still your crush right now! You know damn well it was Trish Stratus.

Roman: No it's not, that's all over with. You are my childhood crush then and now.

Inari: I'm about to DM her right now.

Roman: That's an interesting question, what about you?

Inari: Who was my childhood crush? John Cena. That was my man in my head until I met you and now you're all I think about.

Roman: Awe.

Inari: Yeah, do you want more kids?

Roman: Lol, why are you being messy right now?

Inari: Okay you don't have to answer that.

Roman: What are your favorite characteristics of me? What do you just love about me?

Inari: I love everything about you but my favorite thing would be that you are a very, very, strong person and you never give up on anything.

Roman: I love your personality, you don't care, you don't give a fuck about what people think. Our situation is authentic, it's organic, it's not put together, it's perfect. We're supposed to be together.

Inari: You're making me blush!

Roman: I'm looking forward to celebrating seventeen years of marriage with you, ready to have fun, ready to see you, ready to get with you. Let's make the best of it. Let's keep living life, let's keep enjoying life. Let's keep not worrying about what everybody else thinks. Let's just be us.

Inari: I love you.

Roman: I love you, too.