00:00You need to know that Douglas X is the past and Aaliyah is the present and that's it.
00:06With a 37-year age gap and a love story that defies convention, Aaliyah and Sean made waves
00:12when they debuted on 90 Day Fiancé in 2024. Now they return for season 11, which brings
00:17viewers into their most intimate chapter yet, navigating Aaliyah's transition as a couple.
00:21When we talk about the transition, that can affect principally the intimacy and how you
00:30feel attracted to the other person and the other body. Because this person will not feel
00:34attracted to you anymore, this person will not want you, not desire your body. So that
00:40can create a big, something very sad in the relationship.
00:45In an episode of 90 Day Fiancé, we're taken to the doctor's office where Aaliyah discusses
00:50gender affirming care.
00:51I want to do things like proceedings or something that can help me to look more feminine.
00:58Sean expresses his discomfort.
01:00I think every move that she makes closer to Aaliyah is a move further from the original relationship.
01:09So in the same time that he wants like to hold me and help me and all that was like
01:13shocking
01:14for him. And that is like that feeling of loss, like you create a relationship with someone
01:20and now you are with other person totally different that you don't know how different that can
01:27be.
01:27Sean and Aaliyah chose to go through her transition together, giving viewers a rare look into the
01:32triumphs and challenges of transitioning within a relationship.
01:34I think I feel a little bit of fear and insecurity to go through that way, like with Sean, because
01:43I'm trying to understand myself and see what he wants for me. And, and it's like, it's like
01:50emotionally and you start to take the hormones, you feel much more emotional. And it's like,
01:56is him like really ready?
01:58But coming out as trans wasn't only a turning point in Aaliyah's relationship with Sean,
02:03but also a deeply personal struggle.
02:05It's like I was born wrong. And then I would be like that forever because there is nothing
02:11that I can do. And now that I'm living and passing through my transitioning and my journey,
02:17I'm feeling wonderful and totally come blank.
02:19So what advice does Aaliyah have for couples navigating a transition together?
02:24Be open to feel vulnerable, to feel insecure, because that's part of the process to be like
02:31prepared for all the chance that can happen that can be in like in a daily life or in the
02:38intimacy. And also, I think the therapy, I think that's very important for not just the
02:45couple therapy, the couple therapy, it's very important, principally when you have like
02:49lots of communication, but also which one have your own therapy.
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