Nia Long has been the dream girl of many men since her "Boyz N The Hood" and "Friday" days, and the 44-year-old actress surely broke some hearts after announcing her engagement to longtime boyfriend Ime Udoka. 

E! News confirmed the engagement to the San Antonio Spurs assistant coach, and Nia followed up with an Instagram post dedicated to the joyous event which she simply captioned "#forever." 

Check out her post and more photos of Nia in the above slide. 

Source: E! News