Matt Rife Makes Romance Instagram-Official, Shares Pics with Mariah Morse on Her Birthday

Birthday tribute and love On July 12, Rife used his Instagram Story to share several photos of fitness model Mariah Morse — including snapshots of them kissing and holding hands — along with a birthday message calling her his “lil meatball” and declaring, “I love you.” Birthday tribute and love On July 12, Rife used his Instagram Story to share several photos of fitness model Mariah Morse — including snapshots of them kissing and holding hands — along with a birthday message calling her his “lil meatball” and declaring, “I love you.”

First glimpses as a couple The Story included a candid moment of Mariah smiling while Matt fed her a meatball, a black-and-white kissing photo, a shot of him carrying her, and a display of their affectionate hand-holding. First glimpses as a couple The Story included a candid moment of Mariah smiling while Matt fed her a meatball, a black-and-white kissing photo, a shot of him carrying her, and a display of their affectionate hand-holding.

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