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Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk came up with "divorce plan" prior to wedding

By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 06/29/2024

Bachelor Nation couple Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk have revealed they had a "divorce plan" before getting married.

Raven opened up to fans about her marriage to Adam, with whom she has two children, during a recent Q&A session on Instagram.

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A fan asked Raven to share what a couple should discuss before tying the knot, and Raven admitted, "I don't have all the answers, but everything," according to BachelorNation.com.

Raven went on to explain, "I would also look up 'top reasons for divorce' and start planning on what you can do to PREVENT yourselves from getting there. That's what I did, along with other things."

Raven -- who celebrated three years of marriage with Adam in April -- said she actually looked into reasons for divorce before exchanging vows with Adam.

"While you can't really predict what will happen (good or bad) in your life together, you can pinpoint some weak spots and strengths and really focus in on the two to make your marriage better," Raven shared.

"For example, Adam and I never want to divorce (I mean, what couple does?), but what's the plan if we did? Then, the next step is how do we PREVENT ourselves from ever using our divorce plan."

The Bachelor 21 alum added, "There's too much to type out to explain what I mean, but if you can find your strengths and weaknesses, you can navigate the unpredictable in your relationship."

Raven and Adam welcomed son Gates Zev Gottschalk in January 2022, and then Raven gave birth to a second baby boy, Max Asa Gottschalk, in July 2023.

Raven and The Bachelorette alum fell in love on Bachelor in Paradise's fourth season in 2017, and then they 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.

Raven and Adam claimed they had cases of "major baby fever" shortly after tying the knot on April 16, 2021 in Dallas, TX.

"I think we agreed [that] we'd like two or three [kids]," Raven told Us Weekly in June 2021. "But Adam has said, you know, we'll see how I do with two and then go from there."

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Raven then publicly announced she was pregnant for the first time in July 2021.

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!"

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."

The pair then shared in October 2021 how they had a baby boy on the way with a cute "little pumpkin" picture on social media.

A few months after Gates was born, Raven shared on the "Click Bait with Bachelor Nation" podcast in May 2022 how she and Adam attended therapy and didn't want divorce to ever be an option for them.

She then told fans in a December 2022 Instagram Q&A session that she knew Adam was The One when she visited him in Dallas, TX, and they talked about their future together, which made her feel safe and protected.

The Bachelor in Paradise couple announced they were expecting their second child in January 2023.

"Baby #2 due in July! Any tips on two under 2? Pray for us!... especially Adam," Raven wrote on Instagram at the time, along with crying-laughing emoticons.

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.