Charity Lawson Says She's "Living Out Her Answered Prayer" With Dotun Olubeko

It's official: The Bachelorette's Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko found love in a hopeless place (Bachelor Mansion) and are officially engaged to be married! What's more, the couple is ready to move in together ASAP and is planning not one, but two weddings. Oh, and one of them might be filmed by ABC! Basically, it's all happening, and we couldn't be happier.

And since we fully expect these two to break the Bachelor Nation curse and go the distance, here's a timeline of how their relationship started (including all the clues they were secretly together) in reverse chronological order, so the newest updates are at the tippy top.

February 14, 2024

For Valentine's Day, Charity posted a sweet photo dump full of special moments she's shared with Dotun. "Living out my answered prayer - happy valentine’s day to my earthside angel, being loved by you brings me all the feels. The greatest one is the feeling of being free. my safe space, my home, my heart. I love you ❤️," she wrote.

January 16, 2024

Charity and Dotun gave fans a glimpse of their stunning engagement photos taken by Mallory Paige. 🥹

January 5, 2024

Of course, the couple pulls up to the first major Bachelor Nation event of the year: Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist's wedding. "This wedding felt like a 10 year reunion and I loved every ounce of it, so fun & so beautiful- congratulations to Gerry and Theresa! ✨🤍🥂," she wrote alongside a carousel featuring a snazzy snap of her and Dotun.

January 1, 2024

A new year means reflecting on the last one, and Charity did just that with her 2023 recap Reel on Instagram. The former Bachelorette wrote, "2023- a year I learned what love is, in all its forms. From my journey on the bachelor airing, to being named bachelorette, to meeting my soulmate and becoming a fiancé, to being a lil dancing queen, all while meeting some incredible people who is now family to me along the way."

She continued, "To think I was praying and manifesting but being ready to receive all that I was asking for. God you are good. The life I lived this year and opportunities I was blessed with, I will forever be in awe of. 2023 was the best year of my life so far, and I am BEYOND ready for what 2024 has for me. Happy New Year - 🥂💕✨."

December 11, 2023

The couple posts a 🔥 set of black and white pics on Instagram, leaving us (and definitely each other) breathless:

November 23, 2023

Charity posts a sweet photo dump to show her gratitude on Thanksgiving—and of course, there's some cute Dotun content in here. 🥹

November 17, 2023

The couple cleans up nicely in coordinating black outfits for Variety's Women of Reality TV event in Beverly Hills:

November 9, 2023

Dotun and Charity hit up the Alzheimer's Association Peace of Mind Luncheon at The Beverly Hills Hotel in matching powder blue 'fits. Excuse me while I attempt to have my partner coordinate with me for the 87th time:

November 5, 2023

In November, the couple made a string of public appearances. The first? UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital's 24th annual Party on the Pier at Pacific Park in Santa Monica, where they looked ~adorbs~ on the red carpet.

October 19, 2023

Dotun seemingly accompanies Charity to Dancing With the Stars rehearsals in Los Angeles. The pair was photographed sharing smooches in the parking lot.

September 15, 2023

Charity is one of the celebs competing on season 32 of Dancing With the Stars, and she opened up about Dotun's support for her new gig. "Dotun has been great," she told People. "Obviously, we have been celebrating engagement and life after the show, so that's been a lot. But it's been all good. Honestly, we're really thriving."

She added, "He is truly my No. 1 fan. He's been helping me with my diet, my wellness, all those things. Also, the mental and emotional too. He's always checking in, so I'm super grateful for him."

September 6, 2023

Just in time for Labor Day, the couple visits the Empire State Building in NYC and snaps this swoon-worthy pic together:

August 31, 2023

Charity and Dotun were among the many famous faces at the U.S. Open in New York, making it one of their first public appearances since they found love on The Bachelorette.

August 24, 2023

Charity reveals she'll be moving to NYC to live with Dotun! As she put it to Entertainment Tonight, "I'm currently in Charlotte, he's in Brooklyn... We have obviously talked throughout this whole process, being in hiding, what's going to be the best-case scenario for us. We are looking to move in together soon. We don't have a set date right now, but it's in the works... I will be coming to him in New York."

Dotun adds that they'll ideally live in Brooklyn, but are "also open to moving to Manhattan. It's pretty open-ended. We're just going to see where the wind blows."

August 22, 2023

Charity posts her engagement pics on Instagram and writes "Within all my senses, I knew. How grateful am I to discover a love that cannot be replicated."

I'm not crying, it's fine.

August 21, 2023

Charity and Dotun make their debut as a couple on After the Final Rose and simply could not be more adorable.

The couple also tells People about their wedding plans, saying they hope to get married in either 2025 or 2026. “We're not really trying to have a super incredibly 17-year length engagement,” Charity explained. “We obviously came here to find love, and we have successfully done that. So [we’re] super happy to get our lives started.”

Charity and Dotun also confirmed they're planning two weddings—one Nigerian and one American. “I definitely am open to having two weddings," Charity explained. "We'll see what that looks like. But me and Dotun talk a lot about the Nigerian wedding and if ABC will film that one, so we'll see!”

For now, Dotun says he and Charity are going to move in together “as soon as possible.” After all, “We love to be around each other—it's hard to be apart—so we want to make that happen ASAP. We can't wait.”

July 27, 2023

Reality Steve reveals Dotun won Charity's season, which, yep, adds up!

He adds that "Charity and Dotun have been happy and engaged since the end of April when filming completed. We'll see it play out on the finale August 21."

July 7, 2023

Fans are convinced Dotun is Charity's winner after he posts this photo after Charity apparently posted from the same spot? Confusing, but, I mean...clearly this fan theory ended up being accurate.

May 7, 2023

Reddit notices Charity is wearing the bracelets Dotun's mom gave her, which sets off the first ~Dotun won her season~ alarm bells.

April 17, 2023

Charity and Dotun spend time together during his Hometown Date on April 17. She immediately connects with his family—and his parents fly in from Nigeria just to meet her!

After Hometowns, Dotun, Xavier, and Joey fly to Fiji where Dotun and Charity have several magical moments including a beachy one-on-one. We also know Dotun ended up proposing during this trip!

April 8, 2023

Charity and Dotun go on their marathon-themed one-on-one (and Dotun tells Charity that he's falling in love):

Wild to think this was filmed on April 8 and they already had such a strong connection after just a few weeks of knowing each other!

April 2, 2023

According to Reality Steve, Dotun went on a one-on-one date filmed sometime around April 2.

And now we know this was the vibe!

~March 20, 2023

Charity starts filming her season at Bachelor Mansion, and—duh—meets Dotun for the first time. Here's a look at her during the first days of filming!

And, of course, who can forget Dotun getting a rose on night one? A sign of things to come, obviously!

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