A mum revealed how her baby's dad left her for a man – but they're one "big happy family" now.
Maddie Ross, 25, rekindled with high school sweetheart Dion Negrea, 26, when they were both 18 back in 2015.
The pair had a son, Braxton, now six, but Maddie always felt as though her partner was actually gay.
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Her suspicious grew when she found flirty texts with men on his phone.
They split up and Dion hid his sexuality which caused him to develop a meth amphetamine addiction he's overcome now.
He came out to Maddie before anyone else and she totally supported him, while joking they had the same taste in men.
Now concrete worker Dion is happily coupled with Leigh Fox, 30, and Maddie says the trio are a "family" who all help to parent Braxton.
Maddie, from Melbourne, Australia, said: "I've always been in love with Dion. We have a really strong connection. I believe we are twin flames.
"I always forgave him and saw the good in him but I believe the reason he turned to drugs was because he suppressed his true self.
"Dion is still learning to be a parent and it's amazing to watch Leigh help Dion with how to parent Braxton. He has all three of us wrapped around his little finger – we're all family and best friends."
Braxton was born in December 2016 but Maddie suspected Dion was suppressing his true sexuality.
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He struggled with addiction but Maddie stuck by him through the years and they had a turbulent on-and-off relationship.
His addiction to meth amphetamine spiralled as Maddie and Dion broke up in August 2020 because she needed to "put herself and Braxton first".
After getting into trouble with the law, Dion checked into rehab for 15 months.
He managed to turn his life around by getting clean and then meeting his new beau Leigh, who was also in rehab.
Then he came out to Maddie in September 2020, and while he was apprehensive he was looking forward to "finally living his truth".
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Dion said: "I was a little bit excited to get it off my chest. She sort of knew as she'd asked me a few times.
"I finally decided to tell her and it was a relief. We've always been so close."
Maddie added: "The first time he told me, he came to my house and said he slept with another guy.
"The guy he slept with was someone I always thought was hot, so I was laughing because I couldn't believe it.
"I think if it was a girl I wouldn't have been so happy."
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Dion and Leigh made their relationship official in July 2022.
The mum-of-one now lives in Mildura, six hours away from Dion who's in Melbourne, but during school holidays the family-of-four spend quality time together.
She admitted: "This is the best we've ever been. There were times I completely cut contact but he shows me every time he wants to change. Now he's come out, it's so much easier to communicate."
Maddie said people come to her and say "Your baby daddy turned gay on you – are you OK?"
Now Leigh and Maddie have formed a solid friendship and he gets on with Braxton too.
Dion continued: "It makes me really proud he wants to see me and spend time with me.
"I never would've imagined it would've been like this. I thought it would be weird and awkward. I finally feel good in my own skin and happy with who I am."
Leigh added: "I was so nervous to meet Maddie and she was nervous to meet me but when we met we realised we were so similar in so many ways.
"Maddie comes to stay with me and we get on so well, we are all so happy. It's such a unique family dynamic but we decided all have this relationship for Braxton.
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