MAFS' Melissa Rawson hits back at critic questioning her marriage to Bryce Ruthven after huge life change: 'Does not define me'
MAFS' Melissa Rawson has hit back at a critic questioning her "priorities".
The Season 8 bride posted a Reel celebrating how far she'd come in the five years since buying her first home as a "perpetually single" 30-year-old.
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She recreated the photo from her celebration of buying the property with one now, as she becomes a landlord for tenants in the home after recently moving to Queensland with husband Bryce Ruthven and their three-year-old twins, Levi and Tate.
"Fast forward five years later and here we are... I'm married, a mum, jobless, five kilos heavier, living on the Gold Coast and now a landlord to the home where it all began," Liss wrote.
Liss recreated the photo on the left, five years later after turning her first home into an investment property. Instagram
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She said it hadn't been easy, but she felt proud of the progress she'd made.
"I have my health, my family, my parents (my mum especially, who took care of everything post move), my friends and being in this position to be able to be a landlord in the first place makes it all worthwhile."
Liss' followers celebrated the 35-year-old's journey.
"Love the honestly and also always seeing the positives," one fan wrote.
"You look stunning, now and then," said another.
Melissa and Bryce celebrated their twins' third birthday recently on the Gold Coast. Instagram
However, one critic wrote that Liss "doesn't seem to say much about Bryce" in her post and that it seemed like he was "the last thing on her mind", prompting a clap back from the mother-of-two.
"While I'm happily married, I'm still an individual. The achievement of buying a home, which this Reel is referencing, is about my purchasing achievement as a single woman who life has since grown... my marriage contributes to me but it does not define me."
Melissa and Bryce recently started a new chapter in the Gold Coast after moving from Melbourne, but it hasn't been a smooth transition.
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She recently detailed their disastrous first week in an emotional online video.
Melissa was tearful as she detailed the horrific week. Instagram
Liss explained a series of unfortunate events had unfolded, including having flights cancelled last-minute causing her to miss a funeral, drama with the house and her dog Sunny having to go in for surgery.
"We've been on the Gold Coast for a week now, and nothing has gone right," Liss began.
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Bryce and Melissa's love story has gone from strength to strength, Instagram/@bryceruthven
Despite a number of setbacks, the former bride tried to remain positive that things would soon improve.
"We just moved here it will get better," she told herself.
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