Ali Krieger’s heart is extra full this holiday season.
More than one year after the former soccer star and ex Ashlyn Harris ended their four-year marriage, Ali confirmed her new romance with Scottish soccer player Jen Beattie.
Indeed, Jen and Ali looked more than a little loved up as they beamed at one another during a date night in the snap Jen shared on her Instagram Stories Nov. 28. "Thankful for you,” the 33-year-old wrote alongside the photo. “Happy Thanksgiving my love, @alikrieger.”
Resharing the post to her own Instagram Stories, Ali gave the love right back, adding alongside a trio of red hearts, “You have no idea.”
While Ali and Jen are now ready to share their love with the world, earlier this fall Ali admitted that going through a public divorce from Ashlyn—with whom she shares daughter Sloane, 3, and son Ocean, 2—made her more cautious about giving insight into her personal life.
"[With] everything I went through last year,” she told E! News in September, “I want to keep that more so for me and for her. I think it's really important that I take this process slower, have a good concern for it and make sure that it's moving in the right direction before any big announcement."
And Ali, who revealed she was in a relationship with someone “wonderful” during an appearance on the She Pivots podcast in July, also detailed what made her finally feel ready to getting back out there.
"I think, finally, not feeling numb anymore," the 40-year-old noted to E!. "Waking up and not really thinking about my past. [Instead], waking up and thinking about my kids, my future, the people I absolutely adore and love spending time with. I think that was the shift.”
But it took time to get there.
“Also, just through my healing process,” Ali continued. “I think when you are in something for so long and you jump into something new, it’s really difficult to make sure that all of the negative feelings are gone. You want to make sure you’re giving that next person and next relationship the proper growth and healing that you’ve done.”
Ashlyn, meanwhile, has also weighed in on the difficulty that came with her and Ali's divorce playing out in the spotlight. Specifically, the public discourse that emerged following their breakup and her new relationship with Sophia Bush.
“People miss that,” Ashlyn, 39, noted on the Nov. 25 episode of Naked Sports with Cari Champion. “People think only one person was in pain or people think you have to choose a side. That you have to really punish this person because the idea you had through social media didn’t manage your expectations.”
As she put it, “I had to take my power back, and people were hurt in that process."