Bachelor in Paradise alum Raven Gates has revealed the exact moment she knew Adam Gottschalk was The One, her perfect match.
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Raven and Adam, who fell in love on Bachelor in Paradise's fourth season, got married in April 2021 and welcomed a baby together, son Gates Zev Gottschalk, in January 2022.
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After almost a full year of being a mother, Raven conducted a Q&A session with her Instagram followers, which doubled as a holiday giveaway in which Raven sent every person whose question she answered $100 via Venmo.
One fan asked Raven last week how she knew Adam was the person she's meant to spend her life with.
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"I actually remember the exact moment. I was visiting Adam here in Dallas & we had a conversation of where our relationship was going & after our conversation, he pulled me into him & hugged me," Raven responded, according to BachelorNation.com.
"And when he hugged me, I felt something I've never felt before. More than love. I felt SAFE. I knew I could spend my life with him & he would take care of my heart & that he really truly believed in us."
Raven went on to admit, "I had been in relationships that I didn't feel safe in & ultimately wasn't."
"But I knew Adam was actually proving that everything I wanted in a partner actually did exist," she continued.
"I've said this before, but not to be weird, but it was almost as if my dad hugged me. Not in a weird way, but in an unconditional love way. I knew then that we would never be apart for the rest of our lives."
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Raven also told one of her followers in the Q&A that her son Gates and fellow The Bachelor alum Tia Booth's son Tatum, who was born on December 6, are destined to be good friends.
"They have no choice!" Raven joked. "At Tia's baby shower, I got Tatum & Gates matching hats with their names on them. I also told [Tia's fiance Taylor Mock] the first flight they take with the baby has to be to Dallas to see us!"
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Raven insisted on the "Click Bait with Bachelor Nation" podcast in May that she and Adam, who attend therapy together, are on the same page about their relationship and "don't want divorce."
"We want each other to be successful. Our family as a unit is the most important. So, that kind of foundation makes it easier to navigate the troubled waters when we get into them," the Arkansas native said at the time.
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Raven shared how she and her husband want "the same endgame" in life and so they work hard to tackle their issues and remain in love.
Earlier that month, Raven and Adam celebrated their first wedding anniversary.
"Happy 1 year to the love of my life @adam_gottschalk," Raven wrote on Instagram. "A lot can happen in 1 year. Like I said in my vows, I'll hold your hand through it all."
The couple announced Raven's pregnancy in late July 2021, less than four months after getting married.
Raven wrote on Instagram at the time, "OVER THE MOON EXCITED TO SHARE THE NEWS! Our Honeymoon baby will be here in January! I've loved you before you were in my womb!"
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And Adam simultaneously wrote on his own page, "Beyond excited to announce our little baby into this world. Your Mom has already started to like Daddy's food groups and I think that's a great start. Cheers to fatherhood. Coming soon... January 2022."
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The pair then shared in October 2021 how they had a boy on the way, who was due on January 26, 2022.
"OH BOY!!! Can't wait to meet our little pumpkin," Raven captioned an image of the couple posing in their self-made pumpkin patch at home.
Raven said she found out she was pregnant right after her April 16 wedding in Dallas, TX.
The pair claimed they had cases of "major baby fever" shortly after tying the knot.
"I think we agreed [that] we'd like two or three [kids]," Raven told Us Weekly in June of last year. "But Adam has said, you know, we'll see how I do with two and then go from there."
Raven and Adam fell in love in Mexico on Bachelor in Paradise's fourth season in 2017 and then got engaged in June 2019.
After getting engaged, Raven and Adam initially scheduled their wedding for May 30, 2020, but they had to postpone the wedding multiple times due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Prior to appearing on Bachelor in Paradise, Raven competed to win Nick Viall's heart on The Bachelor's 21st season and finished as the runner-up.
For Adam's part, he competed for Rachel Lindsay's heart on The Bachelorette's thirteenth season in Spring 2017 before his BIP stint on Season 4.
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