In recent years, numerous Hollywood celebrities made international headlines ... for >dating Middle Eastern men.
>Rihanna, >Janet Jackson, >Kourtney Kardashian ... and >Britney Spears, to name a few.
Back in 2016, rumors of Britney Spears' Iranian boyfriend Sam Asghari took the internet by storm ... until they were put to rest after the couple >celebrated Asghari's 23rd birthday quite publicly in 2017.
On Monday, Spears reminded the world that the love is still going strong between the two.
"I've been with this man for over a year... every day he inspires me to be a better person and that makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the world!!" Spears wrote in a tweet.
Tears ... lots of them soon followed
Britney Spears' memes came to life
And GIFs of course...
"When you're happy, we're happy"
Two words: Couple Goals
"Your happiness is our happiness"
Relationship goals ... redefined
The way he looks at her
Cuteness Level: 100000000
Trips to Disneyland, too
Who is Sam Asghari?
Sam Asghari immigrated from Iran to the U.S. nearly a decade ago. He writes and reads Farsi ... and does his writing with an authentic quill pen.
Asghari has over 258,000 followers on Instagram and describes himself as a personal trainer. He appeared on the October cover of "Muscle and Fitness" magazine.
The couple first met on the set of Spears' music video for "Slumber Party" and things pretty much escalated since then.