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My Relationship Before and After Giving Birth

Andrea Huls
5 min readApr 2, 2020

How My Husband and I Met

I had been single and on dating apps for over two years before I met my husband. At first, I used them for fun. As time went by, I realized that I genuinely wanted to have a family. I wanted a home. I wanted to love and be loved. I hardly met men I could see myself with in the long term. After some disastrous experiences and heartbreak, I wasn’t sure I’d meet anyone who would want the same things.

I had almost given up hope when I tried out the app Hppn. That’s where my husband and I met. Right away, I noticed he was different from other guys that wrote to me. He didn’t send a dick pic or asked for sexy photos, for starters. We agreed to meet for a drink. On our first date, we talked for hours. He was kind and a bit shy.

We started to spend a lot of time together and got severe within a few weeks. I deleted all dating apps from my phone.

After six months, we moved in together, and he proposed almost a year after our first date. I knew early on in our relationship that I could start a family with him. We wanted the same things. We shared the same values.

We became a team. A strong team. We cleaned, shopped, and took care of the house. We cooked and tried out recipes. We planned our wedding. We traveled. We discussed our past

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Andrea Huls
Andrea Huls

Written by Andrea Huls

Writer, documentary filmmaker, photographer, feminist, and mother. I write about mental health, women's issues, UX, and everything in between.

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