Trans Woman Finally Finds Love With The Same Guy Who Once Rejected Her When She Was a Boy

'Love at first sight' works in mysterious ways; it might not unfold as expected initially, but you should never lose hope. That's exactly the case for Erin Anderson and Jared Norris. Their 'love at first sight'—after a few years before their first interaction—resulted in a lovely long-term relationship.

Jared was initially approached by 22-year-old trans woman Erin on Facebook while she was still living as a boy.

“While still living as a boy, I messaged Jared on Facebook saying, 'Hey, what’s up?'

Erin recalls, according to Lad Bible. “I knew of him and added him on Facebook because he was cute. But he was having no part of it and didn’t seem interested at all, so I decided not to try anymore with him.”

But their story didn't end there; their paths crossed again, and this time Erin had undergone breast augmentation and two years of hormone replacement therapy.

Facebook, Erin Anderson “It was two years later when he liked one of my pictures on Instagram,” she says. “By that time, I had come out as trans and a woman. I decided I was going to be upfront, so I sent him a message with my number, and within five minutes, I got a message from him, and we started talking. The next day was my birthday; I hung out with him, and a week later we were officially dating on Facebook and have been together ever since.”

One of the reasons their relationship is so successful is that Jared was honest and open about Erin's identity with his family and friends from the beginning.

“Prior to dating Jared, I had been seeing people, but nothing serious came about because they were afraid to tell their family or friends,” Erin says. “They would tell me they really liked me but couldn’t risk their family knowing I was trans, and that was what hurt the most. But Jared didn’t fear that; he told his family that I was trans and everything. He doesn’t care what other people think.”

The couple also chose social media as a platform to openly discuss their relationship and created a video where they addressed the topic of dating trans people and why it shouldn't be stigmatized.

A series of negative and regressive responses erupted due to their videos and social media posts, according to Jared.

“It wasn’t really well known that I was dating a trans woman at first, but when everyone found out, it was a big shocker,” Jared says. “I received a lot of death threats online, with one guy saying, 'I will beat you up, f***,' which kind of sucked and was depressing. It’s always the same rigmarole: things like 'I hate you,' 'You’re disgusting,' 'You’re dating a dude,' and other comments.”

However, their story also inspired many people who sent them loving and encouraging messages.

Facebook, Erin Anderson “After getting all these death threats, we talked about it and decided to ignore everybody, whether they were sending love or hate,” Jared adds. “Thankfully, I received some messages encouraging us and telling us to ignore the haters.“It reminds us that people like that are not worth our time.”