Friends since high school, Michelle Harley and her husband Jono fell in love gradually over several years.
"I always enjoyed chatting to him," Michelle tells Mamamia.
"But when Jono returned to Wollongong after finishing university in 2013, I ran into him at a local cafe and surprised myself at noticing his good looks!"
The couple soon moved in together and Jono proposed over a home-cooked meal and a unique piece of pottery made by a friend.
"We were supposed to be going out to a fancy restaurant and then at the last minute, Jono said he was cooking for me at home. As we sat down to eat our gnocchi, I saw the plate had lettering on it and it read 'Will you marry me?' I said yes!"
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While Michelle and Jono hoped one day to start a family, Michelle knew her complex fertility issues might make it tricky.
"When I got my first period in high school, it came with extreme pain and then every time I had my period for years, I was in the foetal position or rocking from side to side on all fours as if I was in labour.
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