Soulmates on dating site, named and born together
A HUSBAND and wife, each known as Dan, have so much in common they could be called Mr and Mrs Likewise.
Daniel and Danielle Dawson, both 39, from Barnstaple, Devon, believe they were destined to be a couple.
They met through a dating website and it seemed they had known each other for years.
That was when they found they were born at the same hospital on the same day – North Devon District Hospital on January 24, 1979.
And they believe their relationship has been fate ever since with their first child arriving on the day of their first anniversary.
Daniel, a lorry driver, said: “We were born at the same hospital on the same day.
“She’s called Danielle and I’m Daniel so all our mail says D Dawson and we’re both nicknamed Dan.
“Before Danielle I wasn’t sure what was happening with my future.
“I had relationships but nothing that was great, nothing that panned out. It was the same for Danielle, things hadn’t worked out for her either.
“Then we both signed up to Plenty Of Fish [a dating site] on the same day. She was the only person I met.”
The relationship with nurse Danielle blossomed and they married in 2016. Their child, Daisy, was born on the stroke of midnight on their first wedding anniversary.
When they met the pair instantly hit it off, but both felt they had met before.
Daniel said: “It was love at first site. We quickly headed in for coffee and didn’t stop laughing and enjoying each others company.
“It then became apparent we felt like we’d met somewhere before. I was from Bideford and Danielle from Barnstaple and we couldn’t make the link until we discovered that we were both born on January 24, 1979 [at the same hospital]. Had we met as babies?
“It felt like we’d known each other for years. It was true love.”
The couple moved in together 12 months later and got engaged on Valentine’s Day 2015.
Daniel added: “It must have been fate. My life hasn’t been the same since. She’s my best friend and I’m her best friend. We do everything together.”