Latoya and Giovanni Govia met 8 years ago on the treamills at the YMCA in Suffolk. They knew right away something special was happening.
“It was like effortless, an immediate spark. The conversation was always flowing. We can talk about anything. We jump subjects all the time,” said LaToya. Meetings at the gym became more frequent.
“He was intriguing. He had an accent, so I was like ‘I wonder where he’s from?'” she said.
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Giovanni is originally from Antigua, an island in the Caribbean, and Latoya is from Florida. Before they knew one another, they lived in the same town in Florida at the same time, but never met until they both landed in Suffolk at the YMCA.
“The connection was easy. The conversation was easy. She wanted to know stuff. I wanted to know stuff,” said Giovanni. After only two dates, the just knew they had found ‘the one’ and moved in together.