Sending love.

Bachelor Nation fans saw Raven Gates Gottschalk meet and fall in love with Adam Gottschalk on Season 4 of “Bachelor in Paradise.”

Since then, Raven and Adam have tied the knot and welcomed two kids: their son Gates in January 2022 and their second son, Max, in July 2023. 

The couple loves to keep people updated with their lives on social media, often posting about their family, marriage, and parenthood. 

Recently, Raven took to her Instagram Story to open up about feeling lonely, motherhood, and more. While answering fan questions online, Raven responded to a question asking if she ever feels lonely in marriage or motherhood. 

She replied, “I definitely think it comes in phases! I think I felt the most isolated when the kids were about 1 year old to 2 years old. They’re not in school, it’s hard to find play dates with kids that age, they still may not play independently even if you do have a play date & it’s hard to bond with a new friend.”

Raven went on, “You still are waking up at night at times, it’s just [the] hardest ages for me at least. Newborns you can just tote around. Before 1 and 2 they aren’t mobile. So for many reasons this was hard when it came to socializing. But it gets better!” 

The Bachelor Nation star has also previously opened up online about Max experiencing some speech delays, as well as the improvements he’s made. And this week, she decided to share a vulnerable story about a dream she had regarding Max. 

“I’m going to be very vulnerable,” she shared. “I had a dream last night that I was having a full functioning conversation with Max. And it really — when I woke up this morning — it really upset me because it wasn’t real. Now, is Max making progress? Yes he is. Is he doing better than what he was? Yes. Is it a slow progression? Yes it is. But I feel like I’ve been pretty positive.

“I don’t even go there and think about the future because I’m just in the present and I’m doing the best I can in the present. And then having that dream, it was like, ‘Oh that literally is a dream I want to come true’ kind of thing,” she went on candidly. “It’s not that something is wrong, it’s just I want it so bad.

Raven shared that Max has been making great progress lately and she’s very excited for him. 

“Actually things are really good. He’s done some wonderful things even this past weekend that have been such amazing progressions that Adam and I have gotten really excited about,” she said. “But it’s like even though I’m trying to keep my emotions at bay, my subconscious is really getting its hopes up. And I think that’s a good thing and a bad thing.”