‘Mum-Snatcher’ takes friend’s Mom and says they are in love

Chase Gabbard first made a move on mum-of-three Jaimee Brown, 39, after they met when Chase was 11, through him becoming best friends with her son Jaice, now 16. The pair, from Corbin, Kentucky, USA, spent years getting to know one another and became closer from 2013 when they began jogging together to help her lose weight – running up to ten miles a day.

Within a year Jaimee had shed more than seven stone, but it wasn’t until Chase turned 18 that he realised he was attracted to his best friend’s mother and kissed her.

Shocked by their attraction to one another, the pair began dating and found they had more in common than not. They claim Jaice is happy for them. Jaimee, a claims agent, said: ‘I had no idea about Chase or my feelings before he kissed me, it was a total shock but since then we have been inseparable. ‘I have three kids, so the first thing was that I had to be sure they were OK with it, as they are my number one priority.

Chase cannot pinpoint when his feelings for Jaimee turned from friendly to romantic but took a ‘gamble’ weeks after turning 18 when he kissed her. Chase proposed after two months through a scavenger hunt and since claims he has asked her to marry him up to 300 times – nearly once a day. His proposals have ranged from popping the question in a relaxed way to having ‘Marry Me’ written on a hot sauce packet. Chase, a handyman, said: ‘I love Jaimee’s personality,

I knew I wanted to marry her straight away. ‘There are so many things I like about her, she has a great sense of humour, she stops me from being lazy and there are so many other things.’ Despite each of the couple’s mothers initially struggling with the relationship – as Jaimee went to school with Chase’s mother – they now give their blessing.

The couple admit they have been confused for mother and son, but believe this is just part of being in an age-gap relationship. Now the whole family hang out together, with the couple even going on double-dates with oldest son Jaice. Jaimee said: ‘We are not about that in public, even with ‘regular relationships’, but we hold hands and kiss one another on the forehead, nothing inappropriate.

 We’re just a regular couple. ‘Nobody has openly said anything, we may get a funny look sometimes or “Can you ask your mom” something. ‘It’s to be expected, I understand, I’m nearly the same age as his mother, but as far as people saying anything negative it hasn’t happened.