Secret Love Story  of Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello 

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In an ironic turn of events, even when Joe Manganiello

 was named the "Number One Bachelor in the World," 

all he wanted to do was to attach himself to Sofia Vergara.

When she finally became single, he took her on what

he thought was a great first date in New Orleans,

but the True Blood star wasn't sure if she was 

ready for another relationship so soon. Thus, he played 

what he believed was his trump card

Manganiello said he told her, "Look, you might need to

be single, and I understand that." Manganiello spoke about the

 early stages of courtship with his future wife on SiriusXM's

The Jess Cagle Show on July 1. 'I can't promise 

you I'll be there at the end of your self-discovery

process, but if you need to be single,

 I understand. I'll deal with it, life will go on.'"