“It felt really natural moving from being friends to being in a relationship. “Whilst Aaron was away in Oregon, I kept up to date with his transition and what was going on with him all those years,” she told SWNS.
Miraculously, Kayla confessed that she felt the same, and the couple has been at each other’s side ever since. The pair quickly rekindled their friendship and, after meeting a handful of times, Aaron plucked up the courage to kiss Kayla to see if his romantic desires were reciprocated. In 2016, Aaron decided to move back to Kingsport, where Kayla was still living. All the while, he was still staying in touch with Kayla.
He soon realized he was transgender, and began living as a man. “They made me see the pastor at our church to try and ‘cure’ my feelings, and they then started saying I was simply not praying hard enough.”Īt the age of 16, Aaron moved out of home, working at McDonald’s to support himself. “When I came out gay at first, my family were extremely disappointed and they kept making excuses as to why I was saying these things,” he stated.
“Because of my background I never explored my feelings, I was so sheltered from the existence of the LGBTQ+ community.”Īaron soon came out as a lesbian and faced the family’s disapproval. “As I started to mature and go through puberty, it became evident to me something didn’t feel normal and I started doing my own research,” he continued. He later realized he was transgender, and began living as a man. Aaron Capener / SWNS While still presenting as a female, Aaron came out as a lesbian. Aaron - pictured as a young girl - said he always felt different growing up in a conservative family. “My early years were challenging because I knew from a young age I wasn’t feeling what others my age were feeling,” he explained. Just months later, Aaron was forced to relocate to Oregon with his family, but he still stayed in touch with his bestie, Snapchatting and speaking on the phone.Īaron - who was raised in a conservative household and went to church four times a week - slowly grew apart from his family and began to realize he felt different from other teenagers. The teen quickly realized that he was harboring romantic feelings for Kayla, but didn’t dare articulate them for fear of being outed. Aaron Capener / SWNSĪaron was 14-years-old - and still presenting as female - when he first laid eyes on Kayla in Kingsport, with the pair soon becoming best friends. The couple kept in close contact over the years and rekindled their friendship when Aaron returned to live in Kingsport after transitioning. The pair first met as schoolgirls in Tennessee, six years before Aaron transitioned to become a man. Meanwhile, Kayla cooed: “Our relationship was built upon our friendship and I believe that’s what makes it so strong.” Aaron and Kayla Capener are pictured at left on their wedding day last year. “We had a connection that was instant - but our romantic relationship was a slower progression,” he added. “Kayla and I are happily married and all the trials and tribulations I’ve been through to get to this point have been so worth it,” Aaron said gushingly of the relationship in an interview with SWNS. The pair tied the knot late last year after Kayla supported Aaron through his turbulent transition process. Two best friends who met as schoolgirls have revealed how they fell in love after one became a man.Īaron Capener, 25, first met his now-wife Kayla, 26, at middle school in Kingsport, Tennessee - long before he realized he was a male trapped in a young woman’s body. Illicit sex site redefines ‘super-spreader event’ for COVID recovery eraĬasey White ‘really loved’ late jail boss Vicky - called her ‘wife’: con’s mom Marriage therapist reveals top complaint from wives about husbands Pen pals who married over Zoom divorce after 3 months - and still haven’t met