蜜芽传媒

Jessica Share was in a lesbian relationship in the early 2000s. She and her partner used sperm from an anonymous donor to start a family and loved their baby daughter Alice when she arrived. After Jessica and her partner split up, Alice became interested in her heritage and did a DNA test when she was 11 years old. To everyone's surprise, a man called Aaron Long was revealed to be her biological father. As Alice was still a child, her mother Jessica reached out to Aaron, and they began sending messages back and forth. What came next surprised them all - and Jessica and Aaron embarked on a wholly unexpected journey.

Across two weeks we've curated a collection of love stories from around the world. Love in all its guises; puppy love that falters and finds its feet again, longing through wars and exile, and romance that blooms in the most unexpected places. Messy, beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking. But always human, surprising and unforgettable. You'll find them all on the Outlook website in a box set called Amazing Love Stories.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: May Cameron

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(Photo: Aaron and Jessica. Credit: Aaron and Jessica)