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Updated Mar 06, 2025All About Packers QB Jordan Love's Fiancée, Ronika Stone
The couple got engaged in Italy right before football season kicked off.
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We love Love! Just before the 2024-2025 NFL season kicked off, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Ronika Stone. The Italian proposal marked yet another milestone in the couple's love story, which began four years ago. The duo, who first connected through FaceTime, mostly dated long distance amid their athletic careers. But now that Love is the Packers' starting quarterback, Stone is a constant fixture at Lambeau Field.
We look back on Jordan Love and Ronika Stone's sweet love story here, beginning with their unconventional meet-cute. Plus, we break down all the swoon-worthy details from their lavish European engagement.
- Jordan Love is engaged to Ronika Stone, a professional volleyball player.
- Jordan Love and Ronika Stone met through a FaceTime call with a mutual friend in college.
- After dating for four years, Jordan Love proposed to his girlfriend in June 2024 while on vacation in Italy.
In this article:
- Who is Jordan Love's Fiancée, Ronika Stone?
- How Jordan Love and Ronika Stone Met
- Jordan Love and Ronika Stone's Relationship Timeline
Who is Jordan Love's Fiancée, Ronika Stone?
Jordan Love is engaged to Ronika Stone. Like her quarterback fiancé, Stone is also an accomplished athlete. The 26-year-old is a professional volleyball player from San Jose, California. She attended University of Oregon, where she studied journalism and played volleyball for the Ducks. While there, Stone set multiple team records. She still holds the highest career hitting percentage and the most all-time block assists. After her collegiate career came to an end, she played for multiple international leagues before signing with San Diego Pro Volleyball in October 2023.
Beyond her relationship with Love, she also has familial ties to the NFL. Her father is former NFL star Ron Stone, who played offensive and right guard for the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants, the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders. He won the Super Bowl twice with the Cowboys, and retired from the NFL in 2006. Proving the athletic genes run deep in the Stone family, her sister Ronna is a former track competitor, and her brother RJ is a linebacker for the Washington State Cougars.
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How Jordan Love and Ronika Stone Met
How's this for an unconventional meet-cute? Jordan Love and Ronika Stone met inadvertently through a FaceTime call with a mutual friend. In college, Love was living with one of Stone's best friends from high school, Mo Walker. They would frequently catch-up over FaceTime, and eventually Love and Stone noticed each other through the screen. "It started out slow," Love recalled in an interview with NBC's Maria Taylor. "I took the phone, and we started having our one-on-one conversations."
Jordan Love and Ronika Stone's Relationship Timeline
It didn't take long for Jordan Love and Ronika Stone to begin dating after their fateful virtual meet-cute. Here's a look inside their relationship timeline, from 2020 to today.
2020: Jordan Love and Ronika Stone Share Their First Date
After they caught each other's eyes over FaceTime, Jordan Love and Ronika Stone shared their first date in Bakersfield, California. At the time, Love was there for football training, and Stone happened to be in town for a birthday party.
When asked by reporter Maria Taylor about how long it took to make things official, Love replied, "Ten days." He added, "I was moving fast. That's how you know because I never move that fast."
September 2020: Jordan Love and His Girlfriend Go IG-Official
In the fall of that year, Jordan Love and his girlfriend hard-launched their relationship on her Instagram. The volleyball player shared two mirror selfies, captioning the post, "Have you cleaned your mirror yet?"
April 2021: Ronika Stone Reveals She and Jordan Love Dated Long-Distance
Because they went to different schools—and both had hectic sports schedules—Jordan Love and Ronika Stone took their relationship long-distance. In a TikTok video shared in April 2021, Stone shared a montage of cute couple moments, revealing that she hadn't seen her boyfriend in eight months.
October 2021: Ronika Stone Roots for Jordan Love in His NFL Debut
Of course, distance was no matter once Jordan Love made it into the NFL. Although he's now one of the highest-paid athletes in the league (behind Dak Prescott and Jared Goff), Love once sat on the bench, hoping for a big break. "I used to go to games, be sitting down there freezing on the bleachers and just watching to see if he would turn around on the bench because he's not playing any time to catch his eye," Stone said when she joined his interview with Taylor.
That moment finally came when Love replaced Aaron Rodgers after he came down with COVID-19 before a 2021 game. He was finally named the starting quarterback of the Packers for the 2023 season, an accomplishment Stone couldn't be prouder of. "To now see him running out and taking over the team, it's been incredible and being there in the offseason watching him put in the work, like really putting his head down and grinding it's remarkable to see," she explained. "Makes me want to work harder in my sport."
June 2024: Jordan Love Proposes to Ronika Stone
Four years after they started dating, Jordan Love proposed to his girlfriend Ronika Stone. The stunning engagement took place at Castello di Celsa, a 13th-century castle in Tuscany, Italy. Love popped the question with a radiant-cut diamond on a gold band while they were exploring the historic grounds. "First step to forever💍❤️," the fiancés shared in a joint post on Instagram announcing the news.
In his conversation with NBC, Taylor asked Love which was harder: popping the question, or playing at Lambeau Field. "I'd say proposing to her," he responded. "That was intense. Now, I'm ready for the season. I'm ready."
