JP and David
Toronto, Ontario
Hi — and truly, thank you for being here.
Before anything else, we want to acknowledge something important: choosing to become a surrogate is not casual. It is thoughtful, brave, generous, and deeply human. However this journey unfolds for you, we respect the intention and care behind even considering it.
We’re David and JP, and we live in Toronto with our four-year-old husky/shepherd mix, Nora, who fully believes she is our first-born child (she's not entirely wrong).
We met in 2017 after yoga classes—first as friendly faces, then as two people who found reasons to linger and talk a little longer each week. One night, towards the end of one of our lengthy first dates, we started to talk about the future. David shared a vision he had carried quietly for years: two Italian “nonni” at the head of a table, surrounded by good food, strong traditions, laughter, and a family deeply connected to one another.
That image, rooted in culture, belonging, and chosen family, has stayed with us ever since.
Fast-forward seven years of building a home and life together, and we were married in the fall of 2024. Now, we have begun taking real steps toward growing that table. As with so many couples on this journey, we have faced triumphs and setbacks already. This process has asked us to be patient, to be vulnerable, and to lean into each other even more deeply. It has strengthened us and has made us certain.
The home we hope to build is one filled with music, with curiosity about the world, with travel, and learning and laughter. JP brings steady dedication and a “let’s figure it out” constant to everything he does while David's zest for adventure never allows for a dull moment. What remains unwavering is our care for family and those closest to us. Together, we want to raise a child who feels secure, supported, and endlessly loved.
If you are reading this, you are not just helping someone have a baby. You are helping build a family, a future, and a lifetime of Sunday lunches and bedtime stories and first-day-of-school photos.
We hope for a relationship grounded in respect, openness, and mutual support—one that feels natural, communicative, and meaningful for everyone involved. We would be honoured to walk this journey beside you, supporting you every step of the way.
Thank you for considering us.
Warmly,
David & JP
Kanak & Suman
Toronto, Ontario
Why Us? We asked ourselves. Why is this happening to us? Like so many millions of people out there, we naively thought (and boldly assumed) that we would be parents to beautiful, brilliant kids someday. We debated through multiple conversations around “when”, “where”, “how many”, “boy or girl”, “preferred names”, etc. The audacity! We were so certain of our plans for life, little did we stop and think about life’s plans for us. But when reality hit us, it hit us hard. Like so many other tough situations in life, this harsh truth of us not being able to conceive was not easy to process (or digest). But we did. Slowly and over time, through multiple iterations, trials, ups and downs. This has been an extremely humbling experience and one we do not take for granted. All of this, has culminated into this moment, and here we are.
And now it is someone else (hopefully, one who can fulfil this dream of ours), asking- Why Us. Here is why and we wish to tell you.
We are Kanak and Suman - we are a hardworking, fun loving and easy-going couple based in Toronto, looking to embark on this journey to grow our family. We are hopeful intended parents, in search of a surrogate who can help realize this dream of ours. We have been together for nine years, married for seven years and been back in Toronto for the last four years. Our professional training and careers have taken us to different cities over the years (even before we met each other), but despite all the globe-trotting, we were destined to find each other!
Through all of life’s challenges, we have remained each other’s biggest strengths
and champions and overcome whatever difficult situations life swung our way.
We are caring, loving, dependable, practical, straightforward and honest people. We will value and respect our surrogate and be her pillar of strength and support, like we have with each other. And one day, through this journey, we hope to have a child, whom we can raise with the same ideals and values, and shower them with
unconditional love.
Rebecca, Lorne & E
Toronto, Ontario
We are Rebecca and Lorne, intended parents from Toronto. Our five year-old daughter, is an intended sister! We don’t know you yet, but we’re excited to meet you and to know your story – your story in general, and the story of what led you here. In the meantime, here’s a bit of our story.
About two months ago, "E" saw a pregnant woman crossing the street in front of us. She said, “look, that lady has a baby in her tummy. I’m excited for the baby. I feel good for that lady.” It was such a pure thing to say. We’ve had conversations with her about how hard we’ve tried to have a second child, and how it just hasn’t worked. We know she’s sad about it. So for her to feel joy for someone else having a baby seemed so selfless and sweet. It made us think of surrogacy, which is a selfless act of love, and it seemed like a sign that we should finally move ahead with trying to find a surrogate.
Our journey started in 2016, and we were so lucky to have our daughter in 2019 through IVF, after several losses. Unfortunately, the second child we longed for never came. We are the type of people who don’t like to impose on others, which made surrogacy hard to contemplate. It seems like the ultimate imposition! At the same time, we hope that this quality sets us up to be very respectful and considerate intended parents.
Thank you for thinking of this journey– truly. We are hope to meet you soon!
Rebecca and Lorne
Florian, Gaël & C.
France
Before anything else, thank you — for taking the time to read our story, and for even considering doing something so generous and life-changing. We can only imagine the kindness, strength, and heart it takes to begin a journey like this, and we already feel deeply grateful for you. We’re Florian and Gaël, a married couple living in Caen, a peaceful city in Normandy, France, not far from the sea. We met in 2009, and since then, life has been full of laughter, adventures, and shared dreams. We got married in 2018 surrounded by our family and closest friends — a day filled with emotion, music, and a lot of dancing! Our daughter Cléo was born through surrogacy in Canada in 2020, and she has brought more joy into our lives than we ever thought possible. She’s four now — funny, sensitive, curious, and full of imagination. Every Sunday evening, we have our family ritual: a cozy “TV dinner” under a blanket, something she helped prepare, while watching Bluey. Those little moments mean everything to us. Our home is full of life — board games on the table, drawings on the fridge, and music playing somewhere in the background. We’re lucky to live close to our families, who are very present in our daily lives. Cléo spends time with her grandparents, great-grandmother, uncles, aunts, and many “tatas” and “tontons” — it truly feels like a little village of love around us. We’re not fancy people — we love simple things: dinners with friends, laughing until late, weekends by the sea, cooking together, or playing football in the garden. Becoming dads has been the most beautiful adventure of our lives. It has made us softer, more patient, and deeply grateful. Now, we’re ready to begin a new journey — to welcome another little soul into our family, to share our laughter, our love, and our everyday joys. If you’re reading this, it already says so much about your heart. We hope that if our paths cross, we can build something warm, trusting, and joyful together. We’d be truly honored to share this journey with someone kind, open, and easygoing — someone who feels right for this new chapter.
When David and Allen met for Thai food on a chilly Toronto evening, neither expected it would lead to a lifetime of shared adventures — from backwoods camping to an around-the-world trip. Now, years later, this devoted couple is ready to embark on their most meaningful journey yet: building their family through surrogacy.
Together, they’ve built a life grounded in respect, laughter, and love — a balance of art and adventure, city lights and quiet forests. Surrounded by supportive family and friends (including an egg donor who happens to be David’s sister), they dream of welcoming a child into their world of warmth, curiosity, and connection.
As they navigate the emotional and intimate path to parenthood, David and Allen hope to share not just genetics, but a genuine partnership with the person who will help make their dream come true. It’s a story about love that expands — from a first date on the waterfront to the first cries of a new beginning.
“Waffles, Wanderlust & the Wish for Family” — a real-life love story about trust, chosen family, and the courage to grow something beautiful together.
Fabiano, Cameron & M
Sydney, Australia
Here we are again trying to extend our family. As a gay rainbow family our options are limited as for many other families. We are also an expat family and have been living away from home for a very long time as individuals and as a family. We have always dreamt to have a big family, but with all the challenges we set our hearts to have at least two children. If anything, we wish that every family that is on the same journey could have the same opportunity we had, but we also know that is unlikely. There’s nothing that separates us or makes us more special than them. All we can say to you is that we would be so honoured and grateful if you decide to choose us. We would love first and foremost to be able to be parents again and in extending our family give our daughter the opportunity to be an amazing, compassionate and loving sister. We would love to be able to be a family of four. From our end we will commit to supporting you and your family, being with you along the way and hopefully afterwards if that is something you also want. We will treat you with the ultimate respect and care. We believe in organic relationships that grow at their own pace, without pressure and demands. One for which we can set clear boundaries and manage expectations that will allow everyone involved to enjoy this magical experience. Where communication is the key foundation, with the understanding that both families still need to attend to their own and at the same time make time for each other. A relationship where the foundation is built on trust from both sides.
Being parents, we understand what limited time we all have to juggle work, family and social lives. We want to make sure you get the support you need and also have your downtime. We wish for a calm and peaceful journey, filled with loving memories and mutual support. Knowing you can count on us as we want to know we can count on you.
This is a very unique experience, one that very few on this earth have the opportunity to embrace and share. So let’s buckle up and enjoy the ride!
David and Andrew
Vancouver, BC
If this is the only page you read about us, we hope it tells you one simple thing first, we see you. Not as a role, not as a process, but as a whole person with your own story, instincts, and reasons for being here.
Even considering surrogacy takes thought, courage, and self knowledge, and we hold deep respect for that before anything else.
We believe this moment, where lives briefly cross, carries something quietly meaningful. Not dramatic or idealized, just deeply human. A small circle forming for a time, each person choosing to step forward with intention, care, and trust. We do not see surrogacy as something done for us, or something owed. It is something you choose for yourself, guided by what feels right in your own life, and we honor that agency completely. Our roie, if our paths align, is simply to meet you with honesty, steadiness, gratitude, and support, while you remain fully in control of your body, your experience, and your boundaries.
We hope this journey, however it unfolds, feels respectful, empowering, and grounded for you. We value clear communication, emotional maturity, and kindness in everyday moments. We also believe there should be room for humor, lightness, and being human together, especially when things feel strange, overwhelming, or tender. We want this experience to feel calm and supportive rather than heavy, and for you to feel seen, heard, and cared for throughout.
We also know that real connection cannot be forced, but sometimes it grows naturally when people meet each other with openness and good faith. If a genuine relationship forms over time, we would welcome it in whatever way feels right to you, without expectation or pressure. And if it does not, that is equally respected. What matters most to us is that you feel safe, respected, and supported in every sense.
No matter where your decision leads, we are grateful for the care and consideration you bring into the world simply by being here. We wish you ease, support, moments of laughter, and a deep sense of trust in whatever you choose next. If our stories are meant to intersect, we would be honored to walk alongside you for this chapter, with humility, warmth, and an open heart.
Adrien, Pablo & Álvaro
Paris, France
This is us, Pablo (the dark tall man from Spain), Adrien (the more brown-ish with white beard French guy) and Alvaro (defnitely the cutest)! We are a Spanish-French gay couple with a Canadian son living in Paris, but we spend a lot of time in the Paris countryside where Adrien's family lives and also in the South of Spain where Pablo's parents still live. Alvaro lightened up our life just during the famous Covid time and made all the lockdowns sound like a nice memory.
When he turned 2, we looked at each other thinking "Thank God, we don't have another baby right now, we wouldn't be able to survive"... Afterwards, school started for Alvaro, he became somewhat more autonomous and independent, we renovated our flat so that he can have his own bedroom and space, we went back to Canada a few times, and we began to think about a possible second journey. At the same time (probably because of his classmates), Alvaro started to talk about having a little brother or a little sister (he also talked about having a rabbit, but this is another story). And this is when the second journey starts, and the whole journey starts really with YOU! :)
We’d love for you to take a moment to read our profile to get to know us, who we are, and what this journey means to our family. We’ve shared our story and our hopes for growing our family as openly as we can (and as non-native English speakers, we hope you’ll forgive any little quirks in our writing!).
We’re deeply grateful for your time and for considering helping us bring our second child into the world — a little brother or sister for Álvaro. This next step in our journey is incredibly special to us, and we feel honoured to even be considered by someone as selfless and generous as you.
If our story resonates with you, we’d be so happy to connect and share more. ❤️
