Most people would agree that falling in love is one of the most beautiful things in the world. Meeting someone that you click with immediately and creating a solid relationship with them is nothing short of amazing. While love doesn’t always work out, when it does, it is magical.
Sometimes, we fall deeply in love, but with the wrong person. Maybe the passion and excitement is there, but the important things don’t line up. While this is extremely common, it is not to say that happy, true love does not exist.
There is no way of knowing who your soulmate is. You can be crazy about someone for years and then realize they are not the one. Or, you can devote yourself to someone after a few months and still be madly in love 50 years later. There is no saying what works or how to go about it. It is what it is.
Most people like to follow the most traditional path possible: Meet, date, get married, have babies and live happily ever after. That is what we are supposed to do, right? But why? Why do our journeys need to have an itinerary?
Year after year, we see less of this stereotypical tradition. People are following their own paths and doing what feels right. There is nothing wrong with going with the flow instead of mapping out the future. Planning or not, life ends up how it is going to end up. No one has the capability of predicting their own fate.
One couple that has made headlines is a perfect example of going with the flow and creating their own paths. After only dating a few months, their relationship was forced to build double time. When they received shocking news, they handled it with grace and let it take them where they were meant to be.
From the beginning, this couple knew they were meant to be. They did not fight anything or try to plan everything out. They simply accepted what fate had brought them and went along for the crazy ride.
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People always say, “When you know, you know”. Eliza Curby and her boyfriend, Ben, had fallen for each other very quickly when they met. Everything felt right so they went for it and began a wonderful relationship together. Soon after, their lives took a very unexpected turn.
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Since Eliza and Ben had clicked so soon, they began opening up to each other very early. Within their first three months together, they had already been sharing their excitement to be parents. Although they were in no rush, they were both looking forward to eventually starting their own little family.
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Eliza and Ben enjoyed their first few months together as your typical, young couple in love. Things were new for them, but they felt like they had known each other forever. Because the couple agreed on their future plans, fate took action and gave them their wish. However, it was sooner than expected.
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After three months of knowing Ben, Eliza found out she was pregnant. Usually, there would be extreme panic and conflicting emotions as they barely knew each other. With this couple, there was nothing but joy and excitement. They were more than ready to start their family together.
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The next nine months were filled with preparation and joy as the couple awaited their beloved daughter. Of course, pregnancy is not all smiles and laughs, but nonetheless, this couple was overjoyed to be expecting. Then finally, the big day came and Eliza went into labor.
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The couple had a beautiful, healthy daughter and she became the light of their life. Although things were moving quickly for these two, they knew it was meant to be. They were overjoyed to have created their perfect little family. Little did they know at the time, but their lives were about to take a major turn.
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Eliza and Ben’s daughter, Charlie, brought more joy into their lives than they could have ever imagined. However, things got tough when Eliza started feeling uncomfortable changes in her body. Taking care of a newborn is already hard enough. Add in constant discomfort, and it reaches a whole new level.
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Eliza felt something off with her body. She wasn’t sure what it was, but she knew something was wrong. Of course, taking care of a newborn brings extreme fatigue. Also, during a huge life change like this, people tend to change their eating habits, daily routine, etc. causing nausea and body changes.
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Everyone told Eliza she was just overthinking it as it is very normal to feel different after having a baby. Your life takes on a whole new routine and amount of responsibility. But Eliza knew there was something more. She knew this was not a typical feeling.
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Eliza compared this odd feeling to the way she felt when she was pregnant with Charlie. Of course, she knew she could not be pregnant again so soon after she gave birth. She tried to wait for the feeling to pass, but day after day, she woke up feeling the same way.
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Just to be sure, Eliza decided she wanted to take a pregnancy test. Although she knew this may be crazy, she thought she’d feel better to know for sure. Ben laughed when she told him she felt like she was pregnant, as anyone would. Eliza took the test and it came back negative.
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Over the course of a few weeks, Eliza took four more tests just to be sure. Finally, they knew what the odd feeling inside Eliza was. She was actually pregnant again. The couple was in disbelief as they stared at the positive pregnancy tests. They never could have believed that even more crazy news was on the way.
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Eliza and Ben headed to their doctor’s appointment in excitement. When the pregnancy test was positive at the doctor’s office, they knew it was official. Just six weeks after giving birth, Eliza was pregnant again. But the roller coaster didn’t stop there. This couple was in for a wild ride.
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When the doctor performed Eliza’s ultrasound, he saw something very interesting. Getting pregnant six weeks after giving birth is already an extremely rare occurrence. Now, they had to process even more crazy news. In this moment, Eliza and Ben wondered if this wild ride would ever end.
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Not only were Eliza and Ben having another baby, they were having twins! It was already overwhelming to imagine another baby so soon, now they had to prepare for two more. This couple would have three babies in 11 months. Aside from feeling a bit overwhelmed, they were ecstatic for their family to grow.
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Now, Eliza and Ben had to prepare. Taking care of a newborn is never easy, especially while you are pregnant. The couple made it work and waited patiently for their new baby boys to enter the world. After a long, stressful wait, Eliza went into labor.
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Eliza and Ben had two healthy baby boys. These identical twins were named Antony Richard and Wolfe George Harry. It is amazing that Eliza went through 18 months of labor over the course of 20 months, and managed to give birth to three healthy babies. While this would be too much for many people, Eliza and Ben were over the moon about every birth.
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“Ben’s idea of a family included two children – very nuclear, indeed. I, on the other hand have always been set on having as many children as I can. Nothing excites me more than the thought of walking through our local streets of Mona Vale with my own little clan. Needless to say the decision was taken out of his hands – I win,” Eliza joked while speaking to news.com.au.
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Now, Eliza and Ben are parents to three children less than a year apart. While it can be challenging at times, they both love being parents and their children are the light of their lives. Although everything happened extremely fast, it seems that it was all meant to be.
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