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An insider revealed Dowd, 64, has "been a best friend to Shriver and given her unwavering support in the best and worst of times, and now she's finally coming around and thinking, 'Why not get married ...

Shriver began dating Dowd following her 2011 split from her ex-husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, after it was revealed he had fathered a love child during their marriage with the family's housekeeper.

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Maria Shriver plans marriage with Matthew Dowd after 12 years of dating, following her split from Arnold. The journalist and former first lady of California has been in a 12-year romance with ...