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Emma Dunn & John Bett

'People think my husband is more attractive than me and call my marriage fake'

A happily married woman says that she is constantly told her relationship is a sham because her husband is much more attractive than her - and they even tell her that he must be gay as he's so "out of her league". Gina Miyares, 28, let's the unbelievable insults roll off her back and says that she and her husband, 24-year-old Josh, are both happy in their relationship.

The pair regularly receive comments from others claiming their marriage is "fake", and even though they've been married for three years people are still surprised when they find out the couple are together. Josh leads an active lifestyle and Gina is plus-sized and confident with her curves - which she says "Josh absolutely loves".

Despite the negativity, Gina and Josh are very secure in their relationship and laugh at the remarks.

They've been together for years, but trolls say their love isn't genuine (Courtesy Gina Miyares / SWNS)
Gina Miyares is body confident and said Josh loves her curves (Courtesy Gina Miyares / SWNS)

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Gina, a resident director at a school, from Boston, Massachusetts, US, said: "I've had people say, 'Oh wow, I'm surprised you two are together as Josh is so active and fit.'

"People don't understand how you can love someone plus-sized. They say our marriage is fake and that Josh is very attractive.

"They even say I look like a man, which is ridiculous, or they think Josh is secretly gay and pretending to like me. It's rude but I've heard it so much now that it doesn't bother me.

Josh is a fitness fan and Gina is plus-sized (Courtesy Gina Miyares / SWNS)
Gina said she is often greeted with negative comments about their relationship (Courtesy Gina Miyares / SWNS)

"I feel bad for these people as they don't know what it's like to feel unconditional love."

Josh, who works in educational programming at a school, added: "Sometimes it does get to me when people are comparing down Gina's appearance.

"I want to yell at social media sometimes.

Some people say that Josh must be gay (Courtesy Gina Miyares / SWNS)
The pair are happy together (Courtesy Gina Miyares / SWNS)

"It hurts to see people saying these things about my gorgeous wife."

Gina and Josh met as work colleagues in the summer of 2017 and hit it off as friends before getting closer and starting to date in May 2018.

The pair had a whirlwind romance and Josh proposed in October 2018 after five months of dating.

"We were friends first, so it was very close," Gina said.

Gina doesn't take the insults to heart and instead laughs about the comments (Courtesy Gina Miyares / SWNS)

The couple tied the knot in August 2019 and have been trying for a baby the last two years.

They post online about their relationship and struggles with fertility but have faced negative comments.

"We put ourselves on the internet, but we are aware people can be mean," Gina said.

"Some days it does get to me when I'm not feeling good about myself. Most of the time it doesn't bother me."

Josh is able to laugh about comments claiming he must be gay and is pretending to like Gina.

"We laugh about it ourselves," Josh said.

"What is hurtful is the assumptions made."

"Josh and I are just spending time together and in love," Gina said. "We're secure in ourselves."

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