90 Day Fiance couple Paul Staehle and Karine Martins are just about to reunite in Brazil on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way on TLC, but what's the current status of their relationship now that filming is over? Are they still together?
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90 Day Fiance: The Other Way premiered on June 3, with Paul from Louisville, KY, talking about how he needed to move to Brazil to be there for his then-pregnant wife.
90 Day Fiance: The Other Way follows American citizens moving across the globe and living in foreign countries for the sake of love and their future spouses.
Just like the premise of 90 Day Fiance, the unmarried couples have 90 days to wed or else the Americans must return home to the states.
Until we dive into whether Karine and Paul have lasted as a couple, let's recall how their romance began.
Paul and Karine met online, and it didn't take long for Paul to travel to Brazil in order to meet her in person.
Paul, however, feared the dangers of Brazil -- from its bugs to the local crime.
The pair also had trouble communicating and needed a language-translation phone app just to understand each other, but they fell in love quickly despite the odds against them.
Paul and Karine first appeared on 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days, and they were shown getting married when last year's season of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days aired on TLC.
Although their wedding aired in 2018, they actually tied the knot in 2017.
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RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWAfter suffering through two devastating miscarriages -- one of which was documented on Season 2 of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days -- Paul and Karine announced they had a baby on the way in October 2018.
Later that month, Paul happily disclosed Karine was pregnant with a baby boy.
90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days showed the couple going highs and lows in their marriage, and at one point, Karine even threatened to divorce her new husband, who had trouble trusting his wife.
Tension escalated between the couple on the show's Tell All reunion special last year, when Paul admitted he wanted Karine's child to get a paternity DNA test once born.
Karine obviously wasn't pleased to hear that her husband suspected she was sleeping around and being unfaithful.
During the premiere of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, Paul, 35, revealed he had been working odd jobs on a farm to save up money for his pregnant wife and their child on the way.
Paul was wary of Karine's actions in Brazil, but he loved her and decided to believe the baby is his without evidence.
Paul wished he could be with Karine at all times because the possibility of another miscarriage loomed and she only had three months of her pregnancy remaining.
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Paul was hoping Karine could give birth in the United States, but since he didn't make $26,000 in annual income and couldn't convince his mother or seemingly anyone else to be a sponsor for Karine, Paul realized he must move to Brazil in order to make his relationship work and last.
Paul was frustrated he couldn't support his wife and baby, and he was prepared to fly to Brazil and never come back.
Paul insisted he was making "a huge sacrifice" for Karine by leaving his friends and family behind and would be risking his life. Paul also wasn't looking forward to adjusting to Brazilian culture and learning a new language.
Paul missed his flight to Brazil because an embargo required he only check two bags. Paul, however, had a handful of huge bags packed filled with baby supplies.
Paul went home, repacked everything, and told Karine via FaceTime that he could probably travel a month from that point. But his pregnant wife appeared sad and alone.
Paul immediately came to regret his decision and wished he had just picked two random bags and flown.
Paul could see that Karine needed him, so he explained his dilemma to the airline and was given a flight the very next day.
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When Paul left his mother, it was an emotional moment for the both of them. Paul felt guilty about leaving his friends and family, but he pretty much had no choice.
"No matter where I go, I'm torn between two worlds," Paul said in the latest episode.
"I wish I could have both in one place, but right now, it's not possible unfortunately."
So did Paul stay in Brazil? Are Paul and Karine still together and married?
Karine and Paul are definitely still an item and married.ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitnesses took photos of Paul and Karine at the airport together in Louisville, Kentucky in mid-June.
And then Karine confirmed her location by posting photos on her Instagram Stories of Paul and herself visiting local attractions in Louisville.
Paul and Karine's adorable infant son Pierre Martins Staehle, who was born in Brazil in March, was also featured in the photos.
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Paul, Karine, their baby, and Paul's mother all posed for a picture in front of the entrance of the Louisville Zoo.
And in addition to sharing a photo of a gorilla at the zoo, Karine also posted a picture of exterior of Louisville's Hard Rock Cafe, suggesting the couple also visited the Fourth Street Live entertainment and shopping complex downtown.
Paul revealed in his Instagram Stories in February that Karine had received a CR-1 spousal visa.
So after welcoming their first child together on March 22, it appears Karine and her son officially moved to the United States.
Paul gushed to Us Weekly shortly after his baby was born that he's "very happy" and "very excited" to be a father.
"I'm also very nervous and want to do everything the best that I can and do everything right," Paul told Us.
"Everyone keeps asking how it feels to be a dad. Anyone can make a baby, but going through the day-to-day process of being a father is going to be a new experience. I'm very happy, very honored and very privileged and I want to make sure I do my absolute best for Pierre."
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Not only have Paul and Karine shared pictures together on social media, but they are definitely not hiding their relationship status considering Paul's Instagram bio reads, "Married to @staehlekarine," along with an emoji of a couple and their child.
Karine's Instagram profile also has Paul in her main photo and reads, "Casada com [Paul]" in her bio at the top, which means she's "married with" Paul.
The most recent picture on Paul's Instagram in late May shows Karine and himself dressed up for what appears to be a date night at Moai Restobar.
Paul's mother also visited the couple in Brazil earlier that month. Paul posted a video on Instagram of his mother flying home on American Airlines in May.
And back in April, Paul shared photos of Karine at a clinic in Brazil with their baby and gushed about how wonderful the doctors were.
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