This just about sums it up when I saw the news. It's just so...wow haha. I'm kind of in a state of ambivalence right now. What a way to ring in the new year though. I always thought she'd go for a Japanese guy. Maybe that's the part that's so shocking (not in a bad way)? I'm not saying a foreigner is no good, but I'm sure to most fans that part makes it so unexpected. We can expect her English to get much better now hehe. I wonder if her husband knows about this site.

+10000000000

^ i feel relieved =.= cos i feel the same way too

Wow, this seems kind of fast. Really Sudden.
But, if they are happy together that's all that really matters.

That makes for better music. :)

^ that's a stupid selfish thing to say.

I'm shocked. I'm so happy for her.

I'm REALLY happy for her. So so happy. I'm thinking that they've known each other longer than us fans are aware.

I mean... it would feel sudden, but this has been speculated for months, even if everyone thought it was a joke... so it doesn't feel so sudden. In the end, not my business how long they've known each other etc... so I'm not worried, I'm just being thrilled for them!!

Bring on the wedding plans!! What will she wear!? So exciting~~~~!!!

I'm so so shocked
But so so happy at the same time!! Ayu deverves so much to be happy
My blessings for both

This is too random and sudden for me to comprehend. They've only been seeing each other for a few months...I'm so confused. I guess I'm happy for her...just in major shock right now.

Lol, I'm not saying I HOPE SHE GETS HURT. I'm just saying that would most likely be an outcome.

This pure awesomeness!
I am so happy for them *_*
And I don´t worry because they know each other for only 4 month. It´s so totally different than her realtionship to Tomoya, she seems so much more happy with Mannie, she shows it more than she did with Tomoya, she wants to shout it out.
If you find your true love you know it the first moment, with my boyfriend I knew it the fisrt day^^

This is exactly how I feel. I mean, she dated Tomoya for years... and she's marrying this guy after 4 months? I just hope this is really in her best interest. Of course, at the end of the day, she's a grown-up and I'm just a stranger--it's none of my business. Whatever happens, I hope she's happy and healthy.

Edit: Oh, and it sounds like someone from Ayu management confirmed it to the media? They also pre-emptively denied pregnancy rumors lol. Hopefully someone with better reading comprehension skillz can give a proper translation: http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000066780

Whoa! What a surprise. I do hope this works out and she'll be happy in the long term too, she has to be feeling very happy now since she's ready to marry someone that, AFAIK, she met rather recently.

I'm not up to date with the Celebrity News/TA message stuff, so I know pretty much nothing about Mannie. Could someone share what kind of news/information has been posted here about him and their relationship?

I guess the Love songs title reflects the feelings Ayu had while making the album.

I think when she was with Tomoya, they had to keep things relatively under wraps since he was a part of JE. I mean other than KimuTaku who actually has a stable relationship there?

I just suppose I always thought, Ayu was really serious about things like marriage, I never even considered her to marry, because in Japan that always seems to mean ending your career. (For females, anyway) It just seems weird to me that after a relationship of 7 years, she's now marrying after such a short time. Although, being around the same age as Ayu I also kind of understand where she's coming from (the biological clock, you know - tic, toc)
I still feel more shocked and disappointed than happy, though. I wish I could be happy for her - but right now, it's not possible for me.....

I thought that ayu would be the type to Never Marry for some reason o_O

Yes, she didn't even announce the fact that they were lovers! Now all of a sudden it's marriage? Well, I wonder how long before she'll pop out her first kid. Oh goodness, I'm sure this has to mean a slow-down in her fast-pace way of life. She will surely want more time with Mannie, more personal time, and when she's pregnant/has a child, I feel like she will want to spend a lot of time with her baby.

Wow... It's so so shocking... I didn't think she would ever marry.

Actually, I don't know what I am thinking about this... it's so shocking...

Wow.

Maybe she'll move to L.A.?