sweetheart

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Grande was previously married to real estate agent Dalton Gomez, while Slater had been married to psychologist Lilly Jay, his high-school sweetheart with whom he shares a child.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Williams eventually married Ruick, his high school sweetheart and mother of his three children.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

"I'd marry him again if I could, he's still my sweetheart," she told The Guardian in 2022.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

She had entered college with dreams of becoming a lawyer, but had set aside that vision to marry her high-school sweetheart and raise children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

"Poor thing. Help us out, sweetheart, so we can call your parents. Surely someone's going crazy looking for you."

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi