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My daughter is only two years younger than me – people judge me all the time and I even got backlash from my family
Aya hasn't had support from her family, who struggled to accept the couple wanting to marry...
A WOMAN who’s only two years older than her stepdaughter has received backlash over her huge 21-year age gap with her husband.
Aya Kubus met her husband Rafal in a bar when she was just 19-years-old – not knowing that he had a daughter who was of similar age.
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The now 24-year-old shares the ins and outs of her relationship online but faces huge backlash over Rafal being much older than her and admitting that her family did not want her to marry him.
"We met at a bar, he thought I was older because of where we met, and I thought he was younger because he looked younger," Aya said.
“We didn’t find out each other’s age until three weeks later."
Since expressing their love online and offline, Aya has not had support from her family, who struggled to accept the couple wanting to marry.
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“Around the time we were going to get married, my family was against it," she explained.
“Some didn’t even show up to the wedding.
“My mum tried to talk me out of getting married by the day before the wedding!
“But since we’ve had our daughter, my mom has become super supportive, but pretty much everyone else in our family hasn’t really expressed much interest in our daughter which has been quite difficult on us.
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She added: “Rafal’s family was supportive of the marriage though.”
“But my husband's family do not like me anymore and think I’m just a gold digger – so it’s not just my family that’s not supportive.”
The happily married couple loves to share their life on the internet; but stated that they both receive horrible backlash over their relationship, leading to Rafal being called a paedophile and a groomer.
Aya has also faced racial slurs.
“We have received a ton of backlash and discrimination; my husband has been called a paedophile and a groomer," she said.
“I have also faced racial discrimination; I’ve been called a white man’s slave and more…”
Behind the scenes of the internet, Aya now shares a child, called Malena, with her husband and also being a stepmother to Rafal’s daughter, who is only two years younger than her.
“His daughter is only two years younger than I am," she said.
“She was supportive when she first found out, she told him she wanted him to be happy.
“After meeting in person, it was difficult.”
Despite the hate, and negative opinions from others – the content creators continue to post and spread positive messages across their social platforms and has had nothing but strong love for Rafal.
“Rafal tells me all the time, that he loves how determined and loyal I am," Aya said.
“I love how smart and funny he is, I can always count on him.
“Despite the age difference, we wanted the same things in life – and we both share very similar parenting.
She added: “Our five things to a successful age gap relationship are:
"Be yourself, don’t hide who you really are.
"Make sure your long-term goals are in sync.
"Communicate with each other constantly, don’t hide your needs.
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"Accept your differences and compromise when needed.
"Make time for each other.”
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