A MARRIED couple from Brazil with a 1ft 5" (43cm) height difference have to constantly deal with judgement from members of the public who stare. Elisane is 6ft 9" (2.07 metres) and her husband Francinaldo is 5ft 4" (1.65 metres), but the couple don't see the unusual height difference as an issue and have been happily together for over eight years and married for six. Three years ago their first son Angelo was born, and the couple were over the moon to have started a family. But it hadn't been an easy journey, as Elisane had lost her first pregnancy - and it was particularly difficult when they were told they were expecting twins. Elisane told Truly: "It still hurts, it was my dream to be a mother and for the doctor to tell me that I lost two, that they were twins, I was in despair."
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00:00 This is 6ft 9, Ela Thani.
00:02 She fell in love with 5ft 4, Francinaldo.
00:06 Embracing their height difference, they tied the knot
00:15 and not long after welcomed their son Angelo into the family.
00:18 Despite being a happy family unit,
00:21 this hasn't stopped others from judging their love
00:24 because of their unusual height difference.
00:26 When we were walking down the street,
00:28 we saw them smiling and laughing.
00:31 Even if they didn't say anything,
00:33 we could tell they were thinking about something.
00:36 I thought it wouldn't work out with him.
00:39 My name is Elisane.
00:46 My name is Francinaldo da Silva Caivara.
00:48 I'm 6ft 9.
00:51 I'm 6ft 9.
00:54 The couple met 8 years ago when Francinaldo saw Elisane at his workplace
00:58 and was instantly smitten.
01:00 They got married 2 years later and decided to start a family.
01:07 But sadly, this wasn't an easy journey for them
01:11 when Elisane lost her first pregnancy.
01:14 She wants a twin, right?
01:16 So...
01:17 It still hurts.
01:21 It was my dream.
01:25 As a mother, to have a son.
01:28 And the doctor told me
01:31 that I had lost two.
01:35 That they were twins.
01:39 I was desperate.
01:42 I cried alone.
01:44 I cried alone so no one could see.
01:47 So no one could see.
01:51 Luckily for the couple, not long after,
01:55 Elisane found out she was pregnant with their son Angelo.
01:58 I'm going to be there today.
02:01 Three years. It was the happiest time of my life.
02:04 I was very worried because the doctors always said
02:07 that because of my height, I might not be able to have him.
02:11 But thank God, everything worked out.
02:13 Daddy!
02:14 Let's go to the beach?
02:16 Let's go!
02:17 2.6kg today.
02:20 He was born normal, without any problems.
02:23 And here he is, my son.
02:25 Three years.
02:27 I'm going to tell him my father's story.
02:31 I'm going to talk to him a lot, give him advice.
02:34 I want to be a good father too.
02:36 My son.
02:37 And if there's another one, I want to tell him too.
02:41 She doesn't want another one, but I do.
02:43 Can we do another one?
02:45 I think so.
02:46 Stop it.
02:47 With the couple finally getting the family unit they've always dreamed of,
02:52 that hasn't stopped onlookers from judging their relationship
02:56 because of their large height difference.
02:58 When we went out on the street,
03:00 those little glances, those little laughs,
03:03 even if they didn't say anything,
03:05 we could tell they were thinking about something wrong.
03:09 People's prejudices were too much before.
03:13 I suffered a lot, I've had depression.
03:16 So I try not to...
03:19 If they talk to each other, I go in one ear and out the other.
03:23 I don't keep it.
03:25 I don't listen, I delete it.
03:27 I can delete it in a way I don't like to remember.
03:30 Don't do that, look at your nose, it's dirty.
03:35 It's dirty.
03:36 Even some family members had doubts about their relationship.
03:45 What did you think of your son when you got married?
03:51 When I started sharing the family with him?
03:54 Like I said, I thought it was a bit strange,
04:00 because of your height.
04:03 I thought it wouldn't work out,
04:05 getting married to him,
04:07 when he said he was going to get married.
04:10 It changed.
04:12 When they leave, the three of them are very happy.
04:16 Today she's much happier because her will,
04:19 her dream is to have a child.
04:21 And she did it, God gave it to her.
04:23 I think it's beautiful.
04:26 The two of them, with their son,
04:28 just the three of them there.
04:31 I hope for our future,
04:33 because I'm not going to say "my",
04:35 I'm going to say "ours", because there are three of us now.
04:37 That she achieves her dream,
04:40 that she keeps it, and moves forward.
04:42 And I want to pass a good future to my son,
04:44 put him in school, so he can follow his path.
04:47 Have a good future.
04:50 And mine is to teach my family to always stay together,
04:56 not to fight all the time.
04:58 So I can get something better for my son and for her too.
05:02 But there are people, there are many people who live together
05:05 because of their children.
05:07 And we don't, we live together because we like to fight,
05:10 we like the way we're doing it, building.
05:13 [Music]
05:17 People leave nasty messages.
05:19 You're a pervert, there's something wrong with you.
05:21 Yeah, that hurts.
05:22 I feel like they're hurting your feelings, they're hurting you.
05:25 People perceive us as weird as a couple,
05:29 because we don't follow the regular status quo.
05:32 You know, what the hell is she doing with that little old wrinkly, ugly dude?
05:37 She must be cheating on him.
05:39 There's a lot of people that will bash us at any chance that they possibly can.
05:43 It's so unbelievable that she's together with me,
05:46 that there's no way that she's a real woman.
05:48 There's no way this could be real, so she must be in danger.
05:51 You're too short and he's too big.
05:53 People just don't get it.
05:55 He's crazy, he lost his mind, what's wrong with him?
05:58 It never deterred me one bit.
06:00 [Music]
06:10 Interabled relationships are beautiful.
06:14 You can date somebody who's transgender and not be thought of as a weird person.
06:17 I know that it looks weird from the outside,
06:19 but it just makes my little puppy heart happy.
06:22 Humans today, we are all judgmental.
06:25 All I know is I love her and she loves me.
06:28 We're just going to continue loving each other.
06:30 No matter what, nothing's going to change us.
06:33 The thing I love most about Mason is how cute he is,
06:38 and nothing else.
06:41 [Laughter]
06:43 It doesn't matter your gender, your height, your disability.
06:47 Love is love, and love will conquer.
06:50 F*** the haters.
06:54 [Laughter]
06:57 [Music]
06:59 [Music]
07:01 [Music]
07:03 [Music]
07:05 [BLANK_AUDIO]