Ryan Conklin And Baya Voce

In reviewing the search terms that people use to find this Ryan Conklin fan site, it can been seen that the number one thing people have searched for in connection with Ryan's name has been "Baya Voce". As in, "Ryan Conklin and Baya Voce", "Are Ryan Conklin and Baya dating?", "Are Ryan and Baya still together?".

Frankly, I haven't had any interest in knowing the precise definition of their relationship. Maybe it's more of a girl thing to want to know exactly. As a guy, I just found it noteworthy that they have been very close friends and that they have spent a lot of time together doing stuff since The Real World Brooklyn ended, at least while Ryan was in the U.S. So it hasn't bothered me that they have been very coy about whether or not they have ever been boyfriend/girlfriend.

Well, now in a major burst of candidness about it, Ryan has provided very clear answers to the questions that have so interested people. Yes, they have been in a close relationship for a period of time. Yes, they recently agreed to be boyfriend/girlfriend. No, they are not still together.

After Ryan broke up with his previous girlfriend Belle, Ryan and Baya got very close, spending a lot of time together before Ryan went back into uniform. She was very important to Ryan in helping out during the difficult time of readjusting to going back into the Army. About her, Ryan says he loves her and thinks she is a beautiful person.

They continued to have some kind of relationship after Ryan deployed to Iraq, being in communication with each other. Then as absence makes the heart grow fonder, Ryan looked forward to the time that they he would be able to spend with her during the few weeks in September, 2009, when he had his R&R "vacation".

When he got back to the United States, and to New York, the first thing he did was hightail it to her door. It then turned out to be everything he had hoped it to be. They had a great time while in each others company. Ryan said they were never more than 10 feet, or at least 10 minutes, apart from one another.

It was during this time in the middle of September that they made it official to each other: they would be a couple.

However, the warmth and happiness and certainty of September gave way to the cooling temperatures of October. After Ryan returned to Iraq, the relationship continued for about a month. Then in the latter part of October, Ryan got the news that any serviceman would dread to hear while he was away from home. Baya dumped him.

Ryan explained that there was no specific instance of anything that caused the break-up. He said from her point of view that the timing wasn't right for their relationship. He said he understood that they were on different paths in life, which only seemed to cross occasionally.

The turn of events has been very unhappy for Ryan. He called it a "kick in the face". He tries not to let it get him too down, giving the understatement, "Being dumped by someone you love is not the best thing in the world."

However, in usual Ryan fashion, he tries to think positively about the situation. To keep going through the last few months in Iraq, he thinks about how short the time is and how he can never be forced back again. He also things about the huge amount of wild oats he will now be able to sow when he gets home.

To the single women of America, Ryan has issued a strong warning, and the implication of a rather enticing invitation: "Single Ryan A. Conklin is going to take America by storm, dammit! And I'm going to have good times."

Note that Ryan has removed the corresponding video from YouTube: