”Another question I often get is if I loved her when I was 13 – of course not. At that time, we had no relationship except that she was a good teacher,” Monica said to Metro.

In April 2020, Monica decided to look up her favorite teacher on Facebook. Sixteen years had then passed since we last saw each other.

On Facebook, Monica found out that Michelle was married to a woman. Monica, who at the time had recently come out as a lesbian, decided to contact her old teacher.

The following year, 2021, Monica and Michelle decided to meet. They quickly developed a close friendship, which later developed into a romantic relationship.

“When we got close, I was worried about the age difference and I was worried about how we first met, but I had to let it all go,” Michelle shared.

People think they are mother and daughter

Monica wasn’t as worried about the age difference. They found love in each other and now they live happily together, despite the fact that they are often met with a lot of online hate from internet trolls.

Not infrequently, they are also asked if they are mother and daughter, or even grandmother and granddaughter.

“We learned to laugh it off and brush it off,” Monica said, “but if you see me kiss her, why would you ask if she’s my mother?”

Finally got married

In the fall of 2022, the couple got engaged and on June 17, 2023, the wedding took place. It was a small romantic wedding for the closest ones on the shore next to Lake Michigan, USA.