Inside Amber Riley's Relationship with Fiance Desean Black

It’s been almost one and a half years since Amber Riley, aka RILEY, surprised her fans with her engagement news.

She announced her engagement to boyfriend Desean Black in late November 2020 via an Instagram post. She had posted a picture and video of themselves. In the video, she was seen admiring her fiance from behind.

Afterward, she flaunted her engagement ring. In the caption, she wrote, “There was a time when I thought I didn’t want or deserve this kind of love. I’m looking at a man who changed my mind.”

“My time by myself, loving on myself, getting comfortable with myself, prepared me for you, and prepared me for this. I am so proud to say, I am the future Mrs. Black.”

“I love you @deseanblack_official and I thank you for your patience, your friendship, and your partnership! What God has joined together, let no man separate. #HappilyEngaged #Engaged #BlackLove,” Riley further added.

The actress’s fiance made the same post with an equally sweet caption. He started with, “Fellas, when a woman looks at you like this, it’s a clear indication that you’re doing the right thing.”

“Now, when she delivers unconditional love that you’ve never experienced, it’s another clear indication that you’ve found the one. Only a fool would let someone as special as this slip away.”

Amber Riley flaunting her engagement ring (Photo: Instagram)

In the end, Black added that he did what any wise man would do and put a ring on it. “I love you to pieces @msamberpriley, or should I say the future Mrs. Black. #happilyengaged A king will always protect his queen,” he concluded his caption.

The couple had sparked romance rumors just a month before their engagement. Distractify reports speculations about their togetherness started after Black was spotted at Riley’s performance on The Terrell Show. 

The couple made their love official sometime after the speculations started. After their relationship was confirmed, Riley posted a collage of a screenshot of her and Black’s first conversation and a cute picture of the duo via Instagram.

The first step in their conversation was taken by Riley, who had messaged Black by saying, “Hi Desean, how are you.” Black soon responded and wrote, “Hey beautiful. I’m doing great and you???”

Amber Riley’s first conversation with her future husband, Desean Black (Photo: Instagram)

Since then, the engaged duo has always been together and shared multiple snaps via their respective Instagram handles. However, fast forward to now, some fans have noticed that all of those pictures have been deleted.

Are Amber Riley and Desean Black still together?

After the fans of the Glee actress noticed that she and her future husband had deleted all of the pictures they had shared of each other on social media, they began to wonder if the couple was still together.

There were also questions like, “Did Amber Riley and boyfriend break up?” To those wondering the same question, the answer is: No, Riley and Black haven’t broken up, and they are still together.

There has been no news of the engaged couple calling off their engagement and walking down separate paths. Besides, she even talked a little about her relationship with her fiance during her exclusive interview with Page Six on January 25, 2022.

Additionally, Black had accompanied his partner to the premiere of Riley’s 2022 movie Single Black Female. Riley shared three pictures from that night on February 6, 2022, and her image with Black was at the end.

Amber Riley and her fiance Desean Black at the premiere of ‘Single Black Female’ (Photo: Instagram)

It indicates that Riley and Black’s relationship is still going on strong. As for why they deleted their pictures from social media, it remains unknown. Some might say the two are trying to keep their romance private.

Amber Riley and Desean Black’s relationship initiation

It has already been mentioned how Riley and Black’s first conversation started. But how did they get to know each other?

Well, Black actually didn’t know Riley before they started talking. In an interview with xoNecole on November 30, 2020, she mentioned that she first found her future fiance thanks to the same outlet – xoNecole.

She was scrolling through xoNecole, and when she saw Black’s picture, she thought, “Oh my God, he’s such a handsome man.” So, she went on to follow him on Instagram but didn’t think about it until she saw his picture again on her Instagram newsfeed.

She messaged him – the same message mentioned earlier – and the rest became history. Additionally, she had stated that her relationship with Black was “the first relationship that I’ve been in that I feel is really healthy, and I love him to pieces.”

Furthermore, in another interview with Distractify in July 2021, Riley mentioned that she met Black during the pandemic, and she was the one who made the first move.