Shauna Rae’s Love Life, Explained: The Firefighter Date, the “Creep” Backlash, and the Boyfriend Fans Will Never See

Ask fans the one question that still starts fights in the comments, and it is not about the show. It is about love: who is Shauna Rae dating, and why won’t she show us?

Here is everything the 27-year-old has actually revealed about her love life — the firefighter date that melted hearts, the backlash that turned cruel, and the mystery man she guards like a state secret.

The Firefighter Date That Made Fans Swoon

In the Season 1 premiere, TLC’s matchmakers set Shauna up with Thomas — a volunteer firefighter who, like her, lives with pituitary dwarfism. Their date began with a tour of the Islip Terrace fire department, and fans instantly fell for him. There was just one problem: her stepdad Mark and sister Rylee crashed the dinner.

Shauna later told Entertainment Tonight the date meant something deeper — it was the first time she met someone with the same condition face-to-face. “It was nice I didn’t have to walk him through” the medical talk, she said. The romance didn’t last, but the respect stuck.

Dan Swygart and the Internet’s Cruelest Backlash

Then came Dan Swygart. The Welsh entrepreneur slid into Shauna’s Instagram DMs, sent flowers, and flew across the Atlantic to meet her in Long Island. Cameras followed: the aquarium date with Rylee, the sushi-making night at her house, the slow dance at a charity event.

Then the internet did its worst: Dan was branded a “creep” and reportedly received death threats — for dating a 23-year-old woman. He defended her publicly, and in the end the romance stayed a friendship.

The Boyfriend Nobody Is Allowed to See

Now the biggest mystery: Shauna has been in a relationship since around 2022, and nobody has seen his face — on purpose. On the Unplanned Podcast with Matt and Abby Howard in January 2025, she explained she worries about backlash reaching his job.

The troll storm Dan endured is exactly what she is protecting her partner from. Her rule is absolute — his face stays off the internet “unless I’m marrying him.”

According to reports, the couple hit the two-year mark around Halloween 2024 — her longest relationship by far. Neither a face reveal nor an engagement is confirmed.

Shauna with her mystery man — his face stays covered, just like her real-life boyfriend’s stays off camera. (Shauna Rae/Instagram via Twist Koala)

Her Rules for Dating at 3-Foot-10

Years of dating under a microscope taught Shauna to spot danger fast. “Their questions are very targeted towards my physicality,” she has said. “They’re learning about me like I’m a specimen in a lab.”

She also revealed she endured an abusive relationship at just 18 — which is why she sets the terms now, including telling partners never to read the comments. Her message to the “predator” labelers: “I’m just a human being. I’m just short. I’m just a tiny person.”

Confident and in control — Shauna sets the rules in her love life, not the internet. (Shauna Rae/Instagram via Twist Koala)

The Family Dating Committee

No Shauna Rae romance is complete without the family interrogation: Patty and Mark grilled Dan over sushi; Mark and Rylee crashed the firefighter date.

Maybe that is why this chapter is different: for the first time, Shauna is not auditioning anyone on camera.

Shauna with her older sister Tara — her family has strong opinions about every date. (TLC via Twist Koala)

So, fans: Team Keep Him Secret — she has earned her privacy — or Team Face Reveal — two-plus years in, we deserve to meet him? Pick your side and defend it in the comments. Just keep it kind — she reads everything.