\u201cModern Family\u201d star Eric Stonestreet says he knew his fianc\u00e9e, Lindsay Schweitzer, was the one because she gets his sense of humor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI take enjoyment knowing that I\u2019m with the exact right person in this world who can take my torturing,\u201d he joked to Page Six at the \u201cDexter: Resurrection\u201d premiere earlier this week.<\/p>\n
Stonestreet, who previously posted photos trolling his soon-to-be bride online, stressed that the teasing isn\u2019t malicious.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all in fun,\u201d he explained, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s all in love, and she revealed herself very early on to be exactly the person who can put up with me and deal with me because I\u2019d be doing that with someone, and I\u2019m just glad it\u2019s her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eric Stonesteet raved about his fianc\u00e9e Lindsay Schweitzer. FilmMagic<\/p>\n
The actor acknowledged he \u201ctortures\u201d Schweitzer online with unflattering filters. ericstonestreet\/Instagram<\/p>\n
In 2021, the actor shared an engagement photo but aged Schweitzer <\/a>in response to comments that he was too old for his then 41-year-old girlfriend.<\/p>\n In another snap, Stonestreet, 53, photoshopped a mustache on the pediatric nurse.<\/p>\n The couple met at Children\u2019s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., in 2016, and got engaged in 2021.<\/a><\/p>\n However, he promises they\u2019re all in good fun. ericstonestreet\/Instagram<\/p>\n The couple met at a Kansas City hospital where Schweitzer worked as a pediatric nurse. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/p>\n The actor also loves that Schweitzer isn\u2019t in showbiz.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was just nice to meet someone outside the business,\u201d he told Page Six. \u201cI always said I wanted to meet someone that didn\u2019t want to be at the party more than I wanted to be at the party.\u201d<\/p>\n Stonestreet is best known for playing Cam on \u201cModern Family,\u201d which ran for eleven seasons<\/a>. <\/p>\n