When it comes to real love, Stephen and Ayesha Curry are the textbook definition of it. The power couple met as
teenagers in the 2000s, and they began as friends before taking their relationship to the next level after a chance
encounter in Los Angeles. Since then, Steph and Ayesha have been steadily expanding their vast empire as they
married, had children, received NBA honors, launched wildly successful businesses, and donated to charity. And,
sure, the Currys have even inspired successful songs (think “Be Careful” by Cardi B and “0 To 100” by Drake).
If you’re curious about how far these two go back, let’s go back to the start of their wonderful relationship and create
the same type of love for ourselves. 🕯️🕯️🕯️
Steph and Ayesha first met as *literal babies* at 14 and 15.
“We were just kids,” Ayesha told People. “He was the cute boy at church that all of the girls were obsessed with, so I
made a generalization that maybe he wasn’t for me.”
“I don’t remember the exact first day I saw her,” Stephen said with a laugh. “There was no wind blowing in her face
with a backlight.”
Five years later, Ayesha relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her acting and modeling careers. She ran into Steph, who
was in town for the ESPYs and won the Breakout Athlete award, and they bonded. “I didn’t know what the ESPYs
were,” Ayesha told People. She also revealed that she had a “no athletes” rule when it comes to dating. “My parents
found this paper from my high school theater class where you had to write down what you wanted in a significant
other,” she told me. “At the bottom, it said, ‘No athletes because they’re arrogant.'”
Later in the year, the couple had their first date. Ayesha discussed their experience in a 2019 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
interview. “I picked him up in my ’98 Astro van,” she went on to say. “He wore 3XL shorts, which is a hallmark of the
times. This was our first official date.”
What is the date in question? Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. “Listen, we were 18 and 19, so if that helps clarify
anything. “And we had chai tea lattes,” Ayesha explained.
