90 Day Fiance couple Paul Staehle and Karine Martins are trying to start their life together in Brazil on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way on TLC, but did the couple last and are they still together and married?
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90 Day Fiance: The Other Way premiered June 3 on TLC and has featured Paul uprooting his life from Louisville, KY, for his love, Karine from Brazil.
At the time filming commenced, Karine was pregnant with Paul's baby, and he was trying to get to her so he could support his family and take care of his wife.
90 Day Fiance: The Other Way follows American citizens moving across the globe and living in foreign countries for the sake of love and their future spouses.
Just like the premise of 90 Day Fiance, 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's couples have 90 days to wed or else the Americans must return home to the states.
But Paul and Karine had already wed on the latest season of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days, so their situation is a bit different than most of their fellow The Other Way castmates.
After meeting online and chatting for a while, Paul traveled to Brazil to see Karine face-to-face and get to know her better. He took a big risk for love considering Paul was afraid of everything from bugs to local crime in Brazil.
Although Karine and Paul liked each other, they struggled to communicate and needed a language-translation phone app just to understand each other.
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However, the couple still managed to fall in love, and their 2017 wedding was documented on the TLC franchise in 2018.
But Karine and Paul's romance has been a tumultuous one, mainly due to obstacles and disappointments they've had to overcome. Karine, for example, suffered through two devastating miscarriages -- one of which was documented on Season 2 of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWHowever, Paul and Karine happily announced they had another baby on the way in October 2018.
Later that month, Paul revealed the couple was expecting a baby boy.
90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days showed the couple going through highs and lows in their marriage, and it seemed like the baby was the only thing keeping them together.
At one point, Karine even threatened to divorce her new husband, who had trouble trusting his wife and questioned whether he was even the baby's biological father.
Tension escalated between the couple on the show's Tell All reunion special last year, when Paul admitted he wanted Karine's child to get a paternity DNA test once born.
Karine obviously wasn't pleased to hear that her husband suspected she was sleeping around and being unfaithful.
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During the premiere of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, Paul, 35 at the time, explained he had been working odd jobs on a farm to save up money for his wife and unborn child.
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Paul was hoping Karine could give birth in the United States, but since he didn't make $26,000 in annual income and couldn't convince his mother or seemingly anyone else to be a sponsor for Karine, Paul realized he must move to Brazil in order to make his relationship work and last.
Paul was frustrated he couldn't support his wife and baby, and he was prepared to fly to Brazil and never come back.
Paul insisted he was making "a huge sacrifice" for Karine by leaving his friends and family behind. He wasn't looking forward to adjusting to Brazilian culture and learning a new language.
After packing up about five huge bags of baby supplies and his own belongings, Paul was ready to travel to Brazil.
However, he missed his flight due to an embargo requiring he only check two bags.
Paul went home, repacked everything, and told Karine via FaceTime that he could probably travel to see her in a month or so from that point. But his pregnant wife appeared sad and alone.
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Paul immediately came to regret his decision and therefore called the airline to explain his dilemma. As a result, he ended up grabbing a seat on a flight the very next day.
When Paul left his mother to head to the airport, it was an emotional moment for the both of them. Paul felt guilty about leaving his friends and family, but he pretty much had no choice.
"No matter where I go, I'm torn between two worlds," Paul said in a recent episode.
"I wish I could have both in one place, but right now, it's not possible unfortunately."
Paul was later shown arriving in Brazil to see Karine with two compact suitcases on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way. He planned to reside there permanently.
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Meanwhile, Karine, 23, was seven months pregnant and had spent the last three months alone by the time Paul showed up. She wanted her relationship with Paul to improve, so she began taking classes to learn English and improve their communication.
Karine didn't feel Paul was making much of an effort to work and earn money, so they had some problems to sort through. She feared Paul wouldn't be able to support the baby given a child is such a huge expense.
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Karine was also upset Paul had canceled his flight, and Karine's brother Bonnie shared with the cameras that Karine spent a lot of time crying in her bedroom.
Bonnie didn't really like Paul and considered him to be "an unbalanced person." Bonnie wanted Paul to learn Portuguese and said Paul had the tendency to turn into "a demon" at times.
Karine insisted she truly loved Paul but needed him to "stop the drama," become a good father, and step up to the plate financially.
Karine wouldn't talk to Paul or answer his calls, so he hoped she would forgive him.
Footage later showed Paul's plane landing and him walking into Karine's apartment late at night. It was a huge surprise for Karine, and she immediately jumped into his arms and cried.
"I love you," Paul said, before Karine thanked him for coming.
Paul explained he didn't have much luggage with him, and Karine was disappointed to see what he brought. Paul brought few baby supplies, and Karine told the cameras baby supplies were what they really needed and Paul just wasn't thinking.
Paul -- who was accused of acting impulsively -- didn't feel like anything he ever did for Karine was right or enough.
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So are Paul and Karine still together and still married?
Yes! Karine and Paul are definitely still an item and married.Paul and Karine posted photos of each other on their Instagram Stories in late June. Not only are they making cameo videos together for money, but Karine also shared a few funny images of Paul on the couch with their son.
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Paul and Karine's adorable infant son, Pierre Martins Staehle, was born in Brazil in March.
And the latest news is that Paul and Karine are now living as a couple in the United States! That's right, Karine is in America.
Eyewitnesses took photos of Paul and Karine at the airport together in Louisville, Kentucky in mid-June.
And then Karine confirmed her location by posting photos on her Instagram Stories of Paul and herself visiting local attractions in Louisville.
Paul, Karine, their baby, and Paul's mother all posed for a picture in front of the entrance of the Louisville Zoo.
And in addition to sharing a photo of a gorilla at the zoo, Karine also posted a picture of exterior of Louisville's Hard Rock Cafe, suggesting the couple also visited the Fourth Street Live entertainment and shopping complex downtown.
Back in February, Paul had revealed in his Instagram Stories that Karine had received a CR-1 spousal visa.
So after welcoming their first child together on March 22, it appears Karine and her son officially moved to the United States.
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"I'm also very nervous and want to do everything the best that I can and do everything right," Paul told Us.
"Everyone keeps asking how it feels to be a dad. Anyone can make a baby, but going through the day-to-day process of being a father is going to be a new experience. I'm very happy, very honored and very privileged and I want to make sure I do my absolute best for Pierre."
Paul and Karine are definitely not hiding their relationship status considering Paul's Instagram bio reads, "Married to @staehlekarine," along with an emoji of a couple and their child.
Karine's Instagram profile also has Paul in her main photo and reads, "Casada com [Paul]" in her bio at the top, which means she's "married with" Paul.
A recent picture on Paul's Instagram from late May shows Karine and himself dressed up for what appears to be a date night at Moai Restobar, a restaurant in Brazil.
Paul's mother also visited the couple in Brazil earlier that month. Paul posted a video on Instagram of his mother flying home on American Airlines in May.
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