We can’t imagine how completely heartbreaking it had to be tolose him to addiction.

But back to the happy stuff, which is a total breath of fresh air.

So who is this new squeeze of hers, and what does he do?

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich

Is he an international man of mystery or does he fly totally under the radar?

Did they meet and have a whirlwind romance a la Bieber and Baldwin?

How do you pick between two completely incredible schools?

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich in a selfie

In the end, it was the University of Pennsylvania that won out for a variety of reasons.

I don’t want to leave."

Who wouldn’t want to be at such a great university in such a great city?

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich walking on a beach

Sounds like a no-brainer to us.

It helped that said teacher was also the coach of The Wings, Philly’s professional indoor lacrosse team.

Dude must have been busy!

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich in sunglasses

So off to Penn he went, lacrosse stick in hand.

As much as he loved playing the sport, it did ask a lot of him.

But obviously it kept him in amazing shape!

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich hugging

That meant that other players on the team looked to him as an exemplar.

“I’ve learned how to lead by example.”

So when he was out on the field, he knew that he was being studied.

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich in front of yellow leaves

No pressure, right?

That means he knew he was also a role model off of the field too.

His advice to his younger teammates?

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich on a beach

So it’s only natural that Reich become super close to the men on the lacrosse team at Penn.

“I love the guys on the team.

“They’re what has made it fun.

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich smooching

They keep me going.”

There’s nothing quite like good old-fashioned camaraderie, something that seems is short supply sometimes.

“Do everything you possibly can, everything you get the opportunity to do,” he continued.

Stephanie Levinson and Lea Michele

They go by quickly, so enjoy them.”

In a nutshell, kick butt, take names, and don’t let a second pass you by.

Certainly that’s an excellent major to pick if you want to understand finance and make money.

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich smiling

No shame in that game.

So she clearly approves what her husband does for a living!

The same friend also toldPeoplethat Reich is both incredibly smart and very business-minded.

Ryan Murphy with an award

Who knows what company he’ll work for next?

After all, that’s how to get the best intel on a person these days.

That’s likely due to his off-the-radar nature.

Lea Michele and Zandy Reich in Big Sur

But they’re totally blissed out.

Michele’s best friend introduced them

So how is it that the love-struck newlyweds met?

Neither, actually, according to Michele, who said it happened when and where she least expected it.

Lea Michele and her engagement ring

“I met my fiance at my best friend’s wedding,” she divulged in an interview withInsider.

And of course, that best friend is Stephanie Levinson, the Twentieth Century Fox television executive.

Reich and Michele just happened to be near one another during the affair.

Lea Michelle and Zandy Reich at their wedding

And the rest is history.

Hey, you gotta do what makes you happy, right?

In fact, they were friends first, according toE!

Lea Michelle and Zandy Reich on Valentine’s Day

News, after a prolonged period of running into each other.

Nothing wrong with taking the time you oughta double-check it’s the right thing to do!

’s Live from the Red Carpetat the 2017 Emmy Awards (viaPeople).

“When my boyfriend got the seal of approval from Ryan Murphy, that was it.

Yeah my parents, yeah friends, whatever.

But Ryan Murphy, it’s a done deal it sealed the deal.”

Who knows how it would’ve went down if Murphy didn’t like Reich?

Those weren’t just some throwaway words on the red carpet, either.

Michele and Murphy are so tight, in fact, that Michele asked him to do something really special.

And of course,he did.

Who’s cutting onions in here?

But in reality, she was completely taken aback, as she tells it.

“I was surprised,” she confessed in an interview withPeoplemagazine.

“I think the first thing I said to him was, ‘Stop joking around!’

So I was super surprised.”

Shelegitthought he was playing a joke?

That’s what we call a truesurprise proposal.

“Everyone said, ‘attempt to be present because it’ll happen so quickly.’

Which I didn’t listen to at all and blacked out and I barely remember,” she continued.

“We both blacked out and were like, ‘What?

Did we say yes?

Is this happening?'”

We are unable to deal with how utterly romantic it all is.

And, of course, he’s at the helm of a successful fashion company.

From the looks of it, there area lotof diamonds in that lovely piece of jewelry.

How dreamy can you get?

“And most of all, we’re so happy to spend the rest of our lives together.”

If that’s not the definition of doing it exactly right, we don’t know what is.

Don’t stop believing, y’all.

So what does Michele do when she needs to unwind?

“That’s how I reset, and that’s how I center myself.

Amen sister, that’s the secret to happiness.

So how’s Michele feeling about life right not, and the future?

“I’m very happy and I think that you’re able to tell,” she continued.

I can’t hide it.”

And from the looks of it, everything is going swimmingly.