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3. Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

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Gabrielle Union, 52, and Dwyane Wade, 43, were also able to get their happy ending after going through a rough patch. They began dating in 2009, two years after they first met. But in early 2013, their busy schedules started to affect their relationship and they decided to take a break.

During that break, however, Wade had a fling with another woman, which resulted in the birth of his son, Xavier Wade, in November 2013. While the news was devastating to Union, the actress decided to work things out with the now-retired NBA player. The two got engaged in December 2013 and by August the next year, they had gotten hitched. 

Union opened up about the years she struggled with fertility and how she endured eight or nine miscarriages. So, the couple chose another route. In 2018, they welcomed their daughter, Kaavia James Wade, via surrogate.

Wade has two other children from his previous marriage to Siohvaughn Funches. He had his eldest son, Zaire, and his transgender daughter, Zaya, before he went on to have Xavier and Kaavia. 

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