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[[File:TaylorGreg2.png|380px|thumb|right|Taylor and Greg in a video, March 2013. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsYN9pAezvA $ource])]]'''Taylor''', also known online as '''Lainey''' or '''LaineyBot''', is Greg's current wife and mother of his children. They have been together since early 2012.
[[File:GregLaineyPatreon.gif|500px|thumb|right|Kai and Greg in a video]]'''Kai''', or '''CoolGuyKai''' (previously known as '''Lainey''' or '''LaineyBot'''), is Greg's current spouse. They have been together since early 2012.


(( Admin note: This article originated around 2013/2014 (way before this site's launch), back then it was typical for people to call Lainey by her real name, Taylor. Also, at the time, Lainey did not just go by they/then pronouns online like they do now. The article may be changed in the future to say "Lainey" instead of "Taylor", but at this point, it is too difficult to re-write the whole article around they/them pronouns. For consistency sake, the rest of the site will refer to Lainey as "she/her". Lainey has stated in October 2016 they are "comfy" with any pronouns. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyPronounComfy.png Source]) ))
In 2019 Kai announced he identifies as a trans man and goes by he/him or they/them pronouns. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idSLK7xj4ho $ource]) The writing in this article will reflect Kai's current name and pronouns, but pre-2019 images, quotes, and videos will not.


=Early Relationship=
=Early Relationship=


[[File:TayFan.png|300px|thumb|right|Taylor talking about being an Onision fangirl]]Taylor says she discovered Onision when [[Shane Dawson]] uploaded the video of them kissing. The video was released August 6, 2011, so Taylor would have been 16 at the time.
: ''Main article: [[Lainey Early Relationship]]''


Later that year, when Greg began having relationship issues with his then fiance, Taylor began fangirl tweeting him almost daily for a few months until he eventually contacted her.
[[File:TaylorTweet22.png|400px|thumb|right|One of Kai's tweets to Greg. ([http://dontstandsoclosetome.com/how-to-become-a-youtube-partners-wife/ Source])]]Kai says he discovered Greg online when [[Shane Dawson]] uploaded the video of Greg kissing Shane. The video was released August 6, 2011, so Kai would have been 16 at the time.


==Twitter==
Later that year, when Greg began having relationship issues with his then fiance, Kai began fangirl tweeting him almost daily for months. Over time, Kai began sending more obsessive tweets, from saying Greg is in his top 5 Youtubers he would marry list, to eventually proclaiming he loved Greg despite never personally talking to him at that point. Kai would directly respond to Greg through twitter whenever Greg was going through a break up, usually saying something along the lines of Greg not being at fault and that Greg has a big heart. It is believed Kai would watch Greg's Twitter feed and wait for him to tweet so that when he tweets at Greg, Greg would be more likely to see it. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:FriendText1.png Source]) Inspired by Greg, Kai went vegetarian for the 2012 new year and used a picture of Greg as his phone background. On the first day of the year, Kai tweeted: "My #2012 wish is for @Onision to be a big part of my year." Looking back, Kai described himself as a creepy fangirl. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:TayFan.png Source])


[[File:TaylorTweet22.png|400px|thumb|right|One of Taylor's tweets to Greg. ([http://dontstandsoclosetome.com/how-to-become-a-youtube-partners-wife/ Source])]]On September 14, 2011, Taylor sent her first tweet to Onision. "@Onision i want to put up with your bullshit greg :)" This was a response to a now deleted video he posted titled "Single Again". This video was about his break-up with [[Adrienne]]. In the video he says, "Adrienne deserves someone way better than me and I deserve someone who... wants to put up with my bullshit." Taylor tweeted at him 6 more times in September.
After breaking up with his fiance [[Shiloh]] for the last time, Greg tweeted "Soulmate... where are you?" on February 12, 2012. Kai replied "here". Greg DM'd Kai on twitter: "You really think you're my soulmate?" "If so... what makes you feel this way?". ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:Soulmate.png Source]) When talking about this moment in 2015, Greg says "I was already following this girl on twitter and I think we texted a few times prior, so it was extra meaningful to me." ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sAjnkASwOo $ource])


On October 21st, Taylor tweeted a list of 6 celebrities and YouTube personalities she would marry. Onision was number 3. The next day he replied to her, "thats sweet of you to say~". She replied, "@Onision :D thank you for replying! That made my day :)" This was most likely their first conversation. (It is very common for Greg to respond with short tweets to fans.)  She tweeted at him 3 more times until she began to start telling him she loved him over Twitter. October 29, 2011: "@Onision I will always love you. No matter what."  November 13, 2011: "I wanted to chat with @Onision but it won't let me log in on my phone :((( I love you Greg!" This was most likely about a Live Stream he had on his YouTube channel with his viewers.
The nearly daily tweets from Kai to Greg ended on February 15th.


On December 14, 2011, Greg announced one of his break-ups with [[Shiloh_(Ex-Fiancé)|Shiloh]] through Twitter. He apologized for not listening to everyone that told him not to get back together with her. Taylor replied, "@Onision you shouldn't be apologizing. It shouldn't be a bad thing that you have such a big heart. Don't ever change. I love you <3". "@Onision I love you. Stay strong. I'm always here for you if you need someone." On December 20th, Taylor asks Greg to Skype: "@Onision ugh, I just love you :) haha. I wanna Skype sometime!" When Greg suggested his fans go vegetarian for their new years resolution, Taylor replied "exactly what I'm doing." She tweeted him a total of 20 times in December 2011.
Greg and Kai began privately dating on February 27, 2012. ([http://laineybot.tumblr.com/post/91201094323/faq Source]) Kai was 17 and Greg was 26 at this time. Greg now says Kai had originally lied about his age, claiming to be 18 when they began talking. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZbXZOqPtI $ource])


January 1, 2012: "My #2012 wish is for @Onision to be a big part of my year." She then tweeted a screen shot of her phone, revealing an image of Greg was her phone background. "I think @Onision should get on some form of chat so that I can chat with him :D" She tweeted at him a total of 5 times that day. On the 3rd, Greg replied a second time to her. His tweet was almost identical to his first one.
==New Mexico==


She tweeted at Onision 27 times in January. On January 9th she was worried about not tweeting him, "I haven't tweeted @Onision in like two days :(". She tweeted him twice the day before. By this time they were not talking yet. Jan 12: "@Onision sometimes I feel like I miss you even though we've never met or talked. It's odd. :/" ([http://dontstandsoclosetome.com/how-to-become-a-youtube-partners-wife/ Source])
In early March 2012, Greg began wearing a ring. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:ManRingMarch.png Source]) When asked about the ring, he seemed proud to say that he had been keeping his life private. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:Ring.png Source]) Around that time, Kai began showing off an engagement ring in his Twitter selfies. In 2015, Greg revealed he proposed to Kai before ever meeting him in person by telling him, "you know I'm going to marry you, right?" over Skype. He gave Kai the ring when they met in person for the first time. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sAjnkASwOo $ource]) Kai says they met in person for the first time on March 8, 2012. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyMeetUp.png Source]) In 2019, when talking about the first time they met, Greg says it was "definitely not" love at first sight for him. He says when he was looking for a relationship after his ex-fiance, he wasn't going for looks, he was just looking for a good person. He said he wasn't excited about the relationship until later on. Kai says it was love at first sight for him and he was excited when they met. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvZeRWZLWt4 $ource])


The nearly daily tweets ended on February 15th. This "Taylor" Twitter account was eventually deleted and was replaced by [https://twitter.com/laineybot LaineyBot].
[[File:NewMexico.png|300px|thumb|right|Greg filming in New Mexico. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQNe_9LiXM $ource])]]Eventually, due to Greg and Kai's Twitter activity, people began comparing Greg's indoor filming locations with Kai's Instagram photos. The rooms were identical. Also, Kai began dropping hints he was dating Greg by wearing articles of Greg's clothing in photos and paralleling their tweets about what they were doing when they were together. When this was pointed out in videos and on blogs in late May, Kai deleted the images in question and made his Twitter account private. He would flip flop between private and public until their relationship was revealed.


==Early Communication==
Viewers also began to notice Greg had begun filming in a new location that was not his Washington home. Soon, it was found out that Greg was renting a home in New Mexico. It turns out he was in New Mexico to be with Kai while he finished up High School. Some speculated they were keeping their relationship a secret due to the immense amount of criticism Greg received in the past for dating a teenager.


At some point during Taylor's fan-girl tweeting, Greg followed her and they began casually talking over text.
Kai continued to post vague references to Greg and posted images where his and Greg's reflection could be seen. Greg seemed to be making similarly careless mistakes as well. One example is when he posted a full page screen shot of YouTube, but Kai's Twitter can be seen in his bookmark toolbar. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:YouTubeTwitter052312.png Source])


[[File:Soulmate.png|300px|thumb|right|Greg's DM to Taylor (above) and the tweets that inspired him to message her (below).]]In January 2015, Taylor released screen shots of her and Greg's early interactions along with conversations she had with a friend about Onision. The earliest screen shot was dated February 7, 2012. It was a conversation she had with a friend about tweeting Onision. Taylor excitedly tells her friend Onision tweeted 9 seconds ago. She asks her fried how long she should wait. Her friend tells her "Well don't send another-" (it's cut off). ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:FriendText1.png Source]) It is believed this conversation shows that Taylor would watch Onision's Twitter feed and wait for him to tweet so that when she tweets him, he would be more likely to see it.
There were two more major sightings of Kai  and Greg before Greg's reveal of Kai to his fans. On July 18th, an image of Kai and Greg was taken from Kai's private Twitter and spread on Tumblr. He soon deleted it and began to be more careful (such as using reflections). The second sighting was on September 16, 2012. Kai can be seen in the background of [[Cyr]]'s video "Going Away...". It seems that Cyr came to New Mexico to make videos with Greg and they played mini golf together with Kai. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdU_eTvZb7Q Source])


On February 1, 2012, Greg and Shiloh break-up for the last time.
It was later revealed Kai's father did not agree with the relationship since Kai was 17 and Greg was 26. Kai was banned from Greg's home. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:SkypeDadLegal.png Source]) Greg moved back to Washington and they continued their relationship long distance from June to August 2012. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LongDistance.png Source]) Afterword, Greg moved back to New Mexico to live with Kai. Kai's parents believed Kai was living at his college dorm room at the time. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:ExfriendBlog.png Source])


The next screen shot is Greg's first direct message to Taylor on February 12, 2012. He asks "You really think you're my soulmate?" "If so... what makes you feel this way?". This was most likely a reply to a short Twitter conversation they had that same day. He tweets, "Soulmate... where are you?" She replied "here." ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:1stText.png Source]) When talking about this moment in 2015, Greg says "I was already following this girl on twitter and I think we texted a few times prior, so it was extra meaningful to me." ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sAjnkASwOo $ource])
=Publicly Dating=


The next screen shot was Taylor and Greg's first text conversation, which is not dated. We can see Greg flirting with her, telling her he would hug her the whole time when she got to Washington to keep her warm because she had never been exposed to cold weather before. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:1stText.png Source]) This shows they were planning on meeting up early on.
On October 22, 2012, 6 days after Kai turned 18, Greg announced his new girlfriend with an Instagram image of them kissing. A month later, Kai appeared in his first Onision video. ($ource) For a while, Kai did not appear in many of Greg's videos due to his dislike for being filmed. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:CameraShy.png Source])


The last 3 screen shots were conversations with her friend. The earliest was dated February 13, 2012. In it Taylor says she "needs Gregory". Taylor and her friend joke about kidnapping him and the friend's boyfriend to spend time with them in romantic Paris. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:FriendText4.png Source]) The next day is when the next screen shot takes place. In it, Taylor questions if Greg loves her and wishes he would just tell her. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:FriendText2.png Source]) The last was dated February 23, 2012. Taylor says Greg told her he wants to avoid her because he doesn't want to risk falling for her. She is confused by his mixed messages. The next day she tells her friend to call her and that she has a lot to tell her. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:FriendText3.png Source])
In the early years of their relationship, Kai and Greg would pretend they're splitting up on social media to create fake drama. Greg mentions this in one of his FAQ's. ([http://onision.me/2013/10/09/onision-hater-faq/ Source])


Greg and Taylor began dating on February 27, 2012. ([http://laineybot.tumblr.com/post/91201094323/faq Source]) Taylor was 17 and Greg was 26 at this time. Greg now says Taylor had originally lied about her age, claiming to be 18 when they began talking. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZbXZOqPtI $ource])
==LaineyBot==


==New Mexico==
[[File:Greylor2015.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Greg and Kai in a 2015 video]]When Kai and Greg began publicly dating, Kai began going by "Lainey", or "Laineybot", online. He created a Laineybot [https://twitter.com/laineybot Twitter], [https://instagram.com/laineybot/ Instagram] and [http://laineybot.tumblr.com/ Tumblr]. Kai says Greg gave him the nickname "Lainey". ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:NicknameSource.png Source]) It was most likely a nickname for Kai's middle name at the time, Elaine.


In early March 2012, Greg began wearing a ring. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:ManRingMarch.png Source]) When asked about the ring, he seemed proud to say that he had been keeping his life private. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:Ring.png Source]) Around that time, Taylor began showing off an engagement ring in her Twitter selfies. In 2015, Greg revealed he proposed to Taylor before ever meeting her in person by telling her, "you know I'm going to marry you, right?" over Skype. He gave her the ring when they met in person for the first time. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sAjnkASwOo $ource])Taylor says they met in person for the first time on March 8, 2012. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyMeetUp.png Source])
In October 2012, Kai was thinking about changing his username to LaineyBug. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyBug100212.png Source]) This is thought to be inspired by Shane Dawson's then girlfriend, LisaBug. The month before, Kai listed Shane Dawson as one of his favorite YouTubers. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:FavYouTubers.png Source]) He did not make the switch because LaineyBug was already taken.


[[File:NewMexico.png|300px|thumb|right|Greg filming in New Mexico. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQNe_9LiXM $ource])]]Eventually, due to Greg and Taylor's Twitter activity, people began comparing his indoor filming locations with Taylor's Instagram photos. The rooms were identical. Also, Taylor began dropping hints like wearing articles his clothing and paralleling their tweets about what they were doing when they were together. When this was pointed out in videos and on blogs in late May, Taylor deleted the images in question and made her Twitter account private. She would flip flop between private and public until their relationship was revealed.
==Tattoos==


Viewers also began to notice Greg had begun filming in a new location that was not his Washington home. Soon, it was found out that Greg was renting a home in New Mexico. It turns out he was in New Mexico to be with Taylor while she finished up High School. Some speculated they were keeping their relationship a secret due to the immense amount of criticism he received in the past for dating a teenager.
[[File:14tattoos.png|280px|thumb|right|Kai and Greg showing off their new "14" tattoos in a video. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsYN9pAezvA $ource])]]Kai has gotten many tattoos with and for Greg over the years.


Taylor continued to post vague references to Greg and posted images where she and Greg's reflection can be seen. Greg seemed to be making similarly careless mistakes as well. One example is when he posted a full page screen shot of YouTube, but Taylor's Twitter can be seen in his bookmark toolbar. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:YouTubeTwitter052312.png Source])
On October 24, 2012, Kai tweeted about getting his first tattoo and revealed it was going to be his lucky number. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LuckyNumber.png Source]) Later that day, he posted a picture of his new "27" hip tattoo to Instagram. Kai and Greg got matching "27" tattoos, most likely for the day they started dating, February 27, 2012.


There were two more major sightings of Taylor and Greg before his reveal of her to his fans. On July 18th, an image of Taylor and Greg was taken from her private Twitter and spread on Tumblr. She soon deleted it and began to be more careful (such as using reflections).  The second sighting was on September 16, 2012. Taylor can be seen in the background of [[Cyr]]'s video "Going Away...". It seems that Cyr came to New Mexico to make videos with Greg and they played mini golf together with Taylor. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdU_eTvZb7Q Source])
On March 27, 2013, Greg uploaded "ONISION'S NEW TATTOO" to his speaks channel. He showed off his fresh touch-up on his "27" hip tattoo and he and Kai's new matching "14" ankle tattoos. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsYN9pAezvA $ource]) This was believed to be for the day they were married, November 14, 2012. In 2019 Greg revealed this tattoo is actually a "11-14"?? He says this tattoo is for the day he almost ended his life, [[November 14, 2007]]. He says he unintentionally got legally married on the same day. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNHZVNbA9w8 $ource])


=Publicly Dating=
Greg and Kai also got themed tattoos together of characters from the Mario video game series. Kai got Yoshi and Greg got Toad. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:ToadTattoo.png Source]) In 2018, Kai got a three flower tattoo designed by Greg. Each flower represented a member of their family, the biggest one representing Greg. Kai got a surprise tattoo for Greg on their 6th wedding anniversary that said "You are my strength" in Greg's handwriting.


On October 22, 2012, 6 days after Taylor turned 18, Greg announced his new girlfriend with an Instagram image of them kissing. A month later, Taylor appeared in her first Onision video. ($ource) She does not appear in many due to her dislike for being filmed. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:CameraShy.png Source])
=Marriage=


==LaineyBot==
Greg and Kai were married through the New Mexico court system on November 14, 2012. They did not announce their marriage online and Kai kept it a secret from his family. The internet found out about the marriage a week later after an angry ex-friend of Kai's went to Tumblr to reveal what has been going on between Greg and Kai.


[[File:Greylor2015.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Greg and Taylor in a 2015 video]]When Taylor and Greg began publicly dating, Taylor began going by Lainey, or Laineybot, online. She created a Laineybot [https://twitter.com/laineybot Twitter], [https://instagram.com/laineybot/ Instagram] and [http://laineybot.tumblr.com/ Tumblr]. Taylor says Greg gave her the nickname Lainey. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:NicknameSource.png Source]) It is most likely a nickname for her middle name, Elaine.
Greg and Kai did not have a wedding until 2013. In 2019, Greg ripped up Kai's wedding dress in the Laineybot video "Trying On My Old Girl Clothes". ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTf_N3cL2bw $ource])


Taylor sent mixed messages about if she preferred being called Lainey or Taylor. At first, she said she didn't mind being called either and couldn't decide which she should go by. By 2013, she would get upset when people called her Taylor on her Tumblr. She said she never liked the name Taylor because it is unisex. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyTaylor.png Source]) It was later revealed at this time, her close friends and family would still call her Taylor on her Twitter and personal Facebook, including new additions to her family like Greg's mother. Some think she pushed being called Lainey online to keep her online persona separate from her real life.
==In-Laws==


In October 2012, Taylor was thinking about changing her username to LaineyBug. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyBug100212.png Source]) This is thought to be inspired by Shane Dawson's then girlfriend, LisaBug. The month before, Taylor listed Shane Dawson as one of her favorite YouTubers. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:FavYouTubers.png Source]) She did not make the switch because LaineyBug was already taken.
After word began to spread of Kai and Greg's secret marriage, Kai's parents received a letter around April 2013. The letter informed them Kai was now married and warned them about how they believed Greg was dangerous. This caused a string of angry videos from Greg accusing a specific YouTuber of being the [[Snail Mail Stalker]], and saying that Kai's parents were creeped out by the whole situation.


==Tattoos==
Because of these videos, many viewers got the impression Kai's family were right away on Greg's side and got along with him. Although, within the next few years Greg would reveal this was not exactly the case.


[[File:14tattoos.png|280px|thumb|right|Taylor and Greg showing off their new "14" tattoos in a video. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsYN9pAezvA $ource])]] On October 24, 2012, Taylor tweeted about getting her first tattoo and revealed it was going to be her lucky number. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LuckyNumber.png Source]) Later that day, she posted a picture of her new "27" hip tattoo to instagram. She and Greg got matching "27" tattoos, most likely for the day they started dating, February 27, 2012.
On October 10, 2015, Greg uploaded "Draw My Wife (Onision's Relationship Story)" to his main channel. In the video, Greg talks about how he became married to Kai, but mainly focused the video on a family member of Kai's he refers to as "Mr. Grump". He described how upset Mr. Grump, who is assumed to be Kai's biological father, was when he found out his teenage daughter was engaged to Greg. Greg says Mr. Grump tried different ways of separating Kai and Greg such as threatened Greg and claiming their relationship was illegal. Greg says he no longer associates with Mr. Grump because Mr. Grump joked about stealing their child. Greg also revealed private family issues to sway viewers that were sympathizing with Mr. Grump. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sAjnkASwOo $ource]) In April 2015, it seemed Greg was trying to convince Kai to stop associating with his father. He indirectly called Kai "immoral" on twitter for associating with someone that threatened his significant other. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:TaylorDadThreatImmoral.jpg source])


On March 27, 2013, Onision uploaded "ONISION'S NEW TATTOO" to his speaks channel. He showed off his fresh touch-up on his "27" hip tattoo and he and Taylor's new matching "14" ankle tattoos. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsYN9pAezvA $ource]) This is most likely for the day they were married, November 14, 2012. Taylor's 4 is pink and Greg's is blue.
Greg has also shown friction with his in-laws when he lashed out multiple times at other specific in-laws over his public Facebook fan-page, which has over 700,000 followers. An example of this is when he attacked certain members of Kai's family for being pro-circumcision. Another example is when Greg ranted about how horrible he thinks a specific younger member of Kai's family is and revealed a lot of private information that he heard them tell Kai. Greg is also known to poke fun at his in-laws religious beliefs.


=Marriage=
===Gallery===


Greg and Taylor were married through the New Mexico court system on November 14, 2012. ([http://dontstandsoclosetome.com/privacy-complaint-filed-on-its-official-onion-and-lameybot-are-married Source]) They did not announce their marriage and they did not have a wedding until the next year.
Two instances of Greg publicly shaming specific in-laws.


==Ex-Friend==
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A week after their secret marriage, an angry ex-friend of Taylor's went to Tumblr to reveal what has been going on between Greg and Taylor. They later posted screen shots of their Skype conversations with Taylor to back up their claims.
==Children==


According to Taylor's ex-friend, Taylor and Greg began talking after Greg noticed the immense amounts of tweets she sent him. They began talking over Skype and began dating a week after he and Shiloh were over. Greg rented a home, so that he could be near Taylor. He moved back to Washington because they decided they should not see each other for 4 to 5 months until Taylor starts college. When she started, they rented an apartment and she planned to finish her semester, then move back to Washington in December. The ex-friend claims at the time of writing her blog post, Taylor's parents did not know she was married to Greg and living with him. They believed she was living in her college dorm. They also did not know she was planning on moving back to Washington with him and that she planned to travel around the world with Greg on [[Digitour]] while taking online classes. They also did not know that Taylor and Greg legally changed their last names.
On June 26, 2013, Kai announced he was pregnant with a picture of his baby bump on Tumblr. "Newest addition to the family coming late December/early January :)".Later that same day, he deleted the image and posted to Tumblr and Twitter, "Congrats guys you’ve officially lost all of your picture privileges. Good job. Thanks for being extremely rude." When asked why, he replied "people are cunts & I'm not putting up with it." ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:PicturePrivilage.png Source])


The ex-friend goes on to explain issues she's been having with Taylor over lies she's told and her struggle to balance friends and her new found internet popularity. She also mentions that she believes Taylor is suffering from an eating disorder. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:ExfriendBlog.png Source])
After going back and forth on the matter, Greg and Kai decided to keep their child off of the internet. For the first year, Kai would talk about their child on social media and answer fans questions fans asked about him such as the baby's appearance and Kai's parenting decisions. After the first year, Kai became more private with the information shared about their child, usually talking about things like his pregnancy and breastfeeding, but not talking directly about the child. Greg consistently kept quiet about the child, only occasionally mentioning he is a parent in jokes and during arguments/rants criticizing other parents or doctors. Greg had also made a music video and song for his son. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wAP3l_Yxu0 $ource])


According to the Skype chat logs, it appears that Greg and Taylor decided to take time apart because Taylor's dad did not agree with their relationship. Taylor complains that he says it's illegal, but she says Greg is speaking to his lawyer to make sure it is legal. She says she couldn't go back to Greg's place (most likely the house he rented) because her parents would not let her. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:SkypeDadLegal.png Source]) Taylor also talks about how Greg was asked to host DigiTour. She says worked everything out (college) so that she could travel with him. She says it's a big opportunity for Greg, but her parents will kill her. In the chat, Taylor announces she will be married in 16 days and that her parents know nothing about it. She says they will have a wedding in the summer of 2013. She also announces she and Greg will be moving back to Washington in December. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:SkypeTravelMarraige.png Source]) Taylor also spoke about Adrienne, complaining that she only was with Greg for 2 to 3 days compared to the months she had spent with him. She says Greg had never done any of the things Adrienne spoke about to her. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:SkypeAdrienne.png Source])
In 2016, Kai and Greg had their second child. Kai hid the pregnancy from the internet, but later talked about the pregnancy on the Laineybot channel.


In another group of chat logs, Taylor talks about her weight loss. She talks about never feeling satisfied, even though she's been reaching her goals. Her friend explains to her that it sounds like the beginning of an eating disorder. She says that she hasn't eaten over 1,000 calories in a long time and that day she had only eaten 50. Taylor talks about feeling guilty that she's not "the best" for him. She says she feel inferior. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:SkypeED.png Source]) At the time, Taylor spoke a lot about her weight loss and goals on Twitter. She also would occasionally express how unhappy she was and tweet about crying. (Source) Some followers became increasingly worried that she might have been in the beginning stages of an eating disorder. It was also found that she submitted a photo of her collar bones to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-ana#Thinspiration thinspo] blog. Worried followers tried to reach out to her, but she always denied ever having a problem.
==Online Career==


In a 2015 YouNow live-stream, Taylor confirmed that this individual was a friend that revealed her secrets.
[[File:LaineybotChannel2017.png|380px|thumb|right|Laineybot channel, 2017]]
===YouTube===


==Bisexuality Denial==
====Laineybot====


[[File:LaineyNotBisexual.png|400px|thumb|right|Lainey denies coming out as bisexual]]Around April 2013, Taylor's Teenspot profile from age 16 was discovered. The About Me read: "Im Taylor :) 16 and bisexual. I love athletic boys and petite girls. get to know me (:" Her Mood read: "looking for a nice girl/boy :)". ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130502010803/http://www.teenspot.com/profiles/tayylorbearr Source]) When her bisexuality was brought up, Taylor would deny ever coming out as bisexual. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyNotBisexual.png Source])
In early 2015, Kai created a Laineybot [https://www.facebook.com/laineybotofficial Facebook fanpage], [http://www.yonunow.com/laineybot  Younow], and a [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAF0RSs6-MqQuXrC9eXs69A Laineybot YouTube] account. He did not use her YouTube until later in 2015, when he began uploading challenge videos and re-uploads of Greg's comedy videos that he was in. For a while the channel consisted mostly of videos of Kai and Greg sitting and asking each other questions. Many fans of the channel have commented that Kai seems uncomfortable and/or quiet when filming with Greg and many have expressed they prefer videos he filmed with friends. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineybotChannelComments.png Source]) Now Kai's videos are centered around Kai either telling stories or trying out products. The Laineybot channel currently has its subscriber count hidden.


It was speculated Taylor denied her bisexuality because it was a common belief at the time that Greg did not trust bisexuals in relationships. This was due to a 2012 video where he yelled about how bisexual girls he had dated cheated on him. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AiawvRJQ54 $ource]) Also, in a [[The Letter|2011 leaked email]], Greg's ex Adrienne claimed Greg got mad at her after she made a status about receiving a massage from another woman. "He told me that because I am bisexual, that by nature I am inclined to be promiscuous and that I shouldn’t let anyone but him touch me. That because I am bisexual, I cannot be trusted — that I have been inappropriate with a member of one of the sexes I am attracted to".
It is a popular theory that Greg runs the Laineybot channel. This is mainly due to the style of writing in the videos, the video descriptions and the video titles. It seems more like Greg's writing. Also, for years video titles and descriptions on the channel would refer to Kai as "wife" or "girlfriend" and uses "she/her" pronouns, even though for most of his Youtube career, Kai identified as agender and preferred they/them pronouns. Greg did not begin using these pronouns and referring to Kai as his "significant other" (rather than "wife") until late 2016, but he did not do it consistently. Later on Greg began referring to Kai as his "spouse" and now his "husband".


Greg replied to a tumblr anon asking about the teenspot profile by saying Taylor could be whatever she wants to be and he denied saying "all bisexuals cheat". He included the tags "lol, silly, whatever". ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:GregTeenspotReply.png Soruce])
====Beautybot====


Taylor and Greg have not directly acknowledged the existence of this profile. Since Taylor came out as bi in 2015, she and Greg say he was the one that encouraged her to come out as bi and never mention any previous coming out during high school.
====CoolGuyKai====


==In-Laws==
August 17, 2019 username change announcement ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ0i67Et6Z4 $ource])


After word began to spread of Taylor and Greg's secret marriage, a letter was sent to Taylor's parents around April 2013. The letter informed them Taylor was now married and warned them about how they believed Greg was dangerous. This caused a string of angry videos from Greg accusing a specific YouTuber of being the [[Snail Mail Stalker]], and saying that Taylor's parents were creeped out by the whole situation.
===Younow===


Because of these videos, many viewers got the impression Taylor's family were right away on Greg's side and got along with him. Although, within the next few years Greg would reveal this was not exactly the case.
Kai broadcasted on Younow to talk with fans all throughout 2015. He became partnered on the site and began to receive donations from fans. He abruptly stopped broadcasting and did not use Younow for a year and a half. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyNoYounow.png Source]) One of his last broadcasts before the break featured Greg after many fans requested he come on. Kai and Greg fought throughout the broadcast and Greg made mocked fans and anyone that donated. He stated he did not like Younow because it was like begging for money and Kai asks "why do you ruin everything I do?" After the broadcast, Kai explained to viewers this is why Greg does not come on the broadcast and that's how he is most of the time. (Source) Greg shortly came on Kai's broadcast a second time to advertise his book [[This Is Why I Hate You]]. (Source)


On October 10, 2015, Greg uploaded "Draw My Wife (Onision's Relationship Story)" to his main channel. In the video, Greg talks about how he became married to Taylor, but mainly focused the video on a family member of Taylor's he refers to as "Mr. Grump". He described how upset Mr. Grump, who is assumed to be Taylor's biological father, was when he found out his teenage daughter was engaged to Greg. Greg says Mr. Grump tried different ways of separating Taylor and Greg such as threatened Greg and claiming their relationship was illegal. Greg says he no longer associates with Mr. Grump because Mr. Grump joked about stealing their child. Greg also revealed private family issues to sway viewers that were sympathizing with Mr. Grump. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sAjnkASwOo $ource]) In April 2015, it seemed Greg was trying to convince Taylor to stop associating with her father. He indirectly called her "immoral" on twitter for associating with someone that threatened her significant other. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:TaylorDadThreatImmoral.jpg source])
In early 2017, Greg began using Kai's Younow to host debates and a broadcast with his fans. He explains he did this to help Kai financially so he could be financially independent if Kai wants to divorce him. ([http://onisiondrama.tumblr.com/post/158383995976 Source]) This is something Greg expressed two weeks before the broadcast on twitter. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyMoney.png Source])


Greg has also shown friction with his in-laws when he lashed out multiple times at other specific in-laws over his public Facebook fan-page, which has over 700,000 followers. An example of this is when he attacked certain members of Taylor's family for being pro-circumcision. Another example is when Greg ranted about how horrible he thinks a specific younger member of Taylor's family is and revealed a lot of private information that he heard them tell Taylor. Greg is also known to poke fun at his in-laws religious beliefs.
Kai began broadcasting again on Younow in late 2017. This may have been due to the 2017 [[Adpocalypse]], which greatly cut down Greg and Kai's Youtube revenue. Greg and Kai became more aggressive in trying to get money from fans during this time. For example, in 2017, during a broadcast, Kai told fans he would get a volcano tattoo if her fans bought him enough "volcanoes" that day. On Younow, volcanoes were a gift/donation fans could buy streamers for around $40. Kai asked for more until he hit 10 volcanoes that day, or around $400 in donations. (Source) Kai got the tattoo shortly after and made the lava rainbow for his bisexuality.


===Gallery===
Kai stopped consistently broadcasting on Younow in 2018, only occasionally broadcasting to clear up information during scandals he was involved in, like the "grooming minors" scandal.


Two instances of Greg publicly shaming specific in-laws.
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==Child/Children==
===Patreon===


[[File:TroyRoom.png|300px|thumb|right|Greg filming in his child's room. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2GA74McgCc $ource])]]On June 26, 2013, Taylor announced she was pregnant with a picture of her baby bump on Tumblr. "Newest addition to the family coming late December/early January :)".Later that same day, she deleted the image and posted to Tumblr and Twitter, "Congrats guys you’ve officially lost all of your picture privileges. Good job. Thanks for being extremely rude." When asked why, she replied "people are cunts & I'm not putting up with it." ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:PicturePrivilage.png Source])
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After going back and forth on the matter, Greg and Taylor decided to keep their child off of the internet. For the first year, Taylor would talk about their child on social media and answer fans questions fans asked about him such as his appearance and her parenting decisions. Lately, Taylor only brings him up vaguely when talking about breastfeeding in public. Greg consistently kept quiet about the child, only occasionally mentioning he is a parent in jokes and during arguments/rants criticizing other parents.
==Public Fights==


It is speculated Greg and Taylor had a second child in the autumn of 2016, but neither has confirmed or denied this.
Unlike any other of Greg's relationships, Greg and Kai would get into heated fights publicly on twitter. This began a few years into their relationship. One of the more infamous instances was a fight triggered when Kai expressed excitement when a member of one of his favorite bands tweeted him. Greg became upset because this individual had blocked him on twitter and he believed because Kai did not dislike someone that disliked him, Kai was not being loyal. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:AaronFight.png Source])


==Online Career==
Kai and Greg would also vent tweet after private fights between them. Kai would usually vaguely or bluntly complain about something Greg said or did and Greg will tweet about how he is not deserving of his significant other because Kai is too good for him. During these types of tweets, Greg would talk about how he is verbally or emotionally abusive. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:GregAbusiveManipulate.png Source]) Once during one of these vent tweets sessions, Kai revealed Greg told him he did not want to be married to him anymore. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:DontWantMarriage.png Source]) Occasionally, Greg will upload a video soon afterword to explain the private details of what happened between them.


[[File:LaineybotChannel2017.png|380px|thumb|right|Laineybot channel, 2017]] In early 2015, Taylor created a Laineybot [https://www.facebook.com/laineybotofficial Facebook fanpage], [http://www.yonunow.com/laineybot  Younow], and a [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAF0RSs6-MqQuXrC9eXs69A Laineybot YouTube] account. She did not use her YouTube until later in 2015, when she began uploading challenge videos and re-uploads of Greg's comedy videos that she was in that were previously on his channels. The channel now consists mostly of videos of her and Greg sitting and asking each other questions. Many fans of the channel have commented that Taylor seems uncomfortable and/or quiet when filing with Greg and many have expressed they prefer videos she filmed with friends. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineybotChannelComments.png Source]) The Laineybot channel currently has almost 300,000 subscribers.
Stop using twitter for personal, rumor b/c greg, private twitters, twitter purge b4 july 2017, rumor b/c people would bring up old offensive tweets


It is a popular theory that Greg runs the Laineybot channel. This is mainly due to the style of writing in the videos, the video descriptions and the video titles. It seems more like Greg's writing. Also, it almost always refers to Taylor as "wife" or "girlfriend" and uses "she/her" pronouns, even though Taylor identifies as agender and prefers they/them pronouns. Greg did not begin using these pronouns and referring to Taylor as his "significant other" (rather than "wife") until late 2016, but he does not do it consistently.
==Bisexuality==
 
Taylor broadcasted on Younow to talk with fans all throughout 2015. She became partnered on the site and began to receive donations from fans. She abruptly stopped broadcasting and did not use Younow for a year and a half. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyNoYounow.png Source]) One of her last broadcasts featured Greg after many fans requested he come on. Taylor and Greg fought throughout the broadcast and Greg made mocked fans and anyone that donated. He stated he did not like Younow because it was like begging for money and Taylor asks "why do you ruin everything I do?" After the broadcast, Taylor explained to viewers this is why he does not come on the broadcast and that's how he is most of the time. (Source - I have it in my files, need to upload) Greg came on her broadcast a second time to advertise his book [[This Is Why I Hate You]]. (Source - same)
 
In early 2017, Greg began using Taylor's Younow to host debates and a broadcast with his fans. He explains he did this to help Lainey financially so she could be financially independent if she wants to divorce him. ([http://onisiondrama.tumblr.com/post/158383995976 Source]) This is something he expressed two weeks before the broadcast on twitter. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyMoney.png Source])
 
==Public Fights==


Unlike any other of Greg's relationships, Greg and Taylor get into heated fights publicly on twitter. This began a few years into their relationship. One of the more infamous instances was a fight triggered when Taylor expressed excitement when a member of one of her favorite bands tweeted her. Greg became upset because this individual had blocked him on twitter and he believed because Taylor did not dislike someone that disliked him, she was not being loyal. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:AaronFight.png Source])
In 2013, a social media profile from ago 16 was discovered. One the page, Kai listed himself as bisexual and wrote he was looking for athletic boys and petite girls. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130502010803/http://www.teenspot.com/profiles/tayylorbearr Source]) When this was brought to Kai on twitter, he denied ever being out as bisexual. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyNotBisexual.png Source])


Taylor and Greg will also vent tweet after a private fight between them. Taylor would usually vaguely or bluntly complain about something Greg said or did and Greg will tweet about how he is not deserving of his wife because she is too good for him. Sometimes he will talk about how he is verbally or emotionally abusive. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:GregAbusiveManipulate.png Source]) Once during one of these vent tweets sessions, Lainey revealed Greg told her he did not want to be married to her anymore. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:DontWantMarriage.png Source]) Occasionally, Greg will upload a video soon afterword to explain the private details of what happened between them.
It was speculated Kai denied his bisexuality because it was a common belief at the time that Greg did not trust bisexuals in relationships. This was due to a 2012 video where he yelled about how bisexual girls he had dated cheated on him. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AiawvRJQ54 $ource]) Also, in a [[The Letter|2011 leaked email]], Greg's ex Adrienne claimed Greg got mad at her after she made a status about receiving a massage from another woman. "He told me that because I am bisexual, that by nature I am inclined to be promiscuous and that I shouldn’t let anyone but him touch me. That because I am bisexual, I cannot be trusted — that I have been inappropriate with a member of one of the sexes I am attracted to".


(private twitter)
Greg replied to a tumblr anon asking about the profile by saying Kai could be whatever he wants to be and he denied saying "all bisexuals cheat". He included the tags "lol, silly, whatever". ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:GregTeenspotReply.png Soruce])


==Bisexuality==
Two years later, on July 1, 2015, Kai came out as bisexual on twitter. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyTwitterComeOut.png Source]) On August 7, 2015, Greg and Kai made a coming out video together for the Laineybot channel. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5m48flQTPw $ource]) Kai credits Greg with helping him realize he was bisexual.


On July 1, 2015 Taylor came out as bisexual on twitter. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyTwitterComeOut.png Source]) On August 7, 2015, Greg and Taylor made a coming out video together for the Laineybot channel. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5m48flQTPw $ource])
A month after Kai came out on twitter, Greg announced that he is allowing Kai to date girls to explore his bisexuality. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LaineyGirlfriend07082015.png Source]) Kai began contacting girls through twitter in hopes of finding a girlfriend.
 
At some point after, Greg announced that he is allowing Taylor to date girls. Taylor began contacting girls through twitter as potential girlfriends.


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=Notes=
[[File:TaylorGreg2.png|380px|thumb|right|Kai and Greg in a video, March 2013. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsYN9pAezvA $ource])]]
 
*In the early years of their relationship, Taylor and Greg would pretend they're splitting up on social media to create fake drama. He mentions this in one of his FAQ's. ([http://onision.me/2013/10/09/onision-hater-faq/ Source])
 
*Greg and Taylor like to round up by year when talking about how long they had known each other or how long they had been married.
 
*In the first few years of being in the public eye, Taylor would often "abandon" her social media accounts when she gets frustrated with negative responses to her tweets. She would always return. The shortest absence was less than a day, the longest was a little over 2 months.
 
*Onision never toured with DigiTour and there are no online records of him ever being on the official 2012 line-up.
 
*Taylor revealed she and Greg were in a long distance relationship from June to August 2012. ([http://www.lifeofonion.com/index.php?title=File:LongDistance.png Source]) This is probably when they were laying low from her biological father, who was upset a 26-year-old man from the internet was engaged to his 17-year-old high school student daughter.


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Kai and Greg in a video

Kai, or CoolGuyKai (previously known as Lainey or LaineyBot), is Greg's current spouse. They have been together since early 2012.

In 2019 Kai announced he identifies as a trans man and goes by he/him or they/them pronouns. ($ource) The writing in this article will reflect Kai's current name and pronouns, but pre-2019 images, quotes, and videos will not.

Early Relationship

Main article: Lainey Early Relationship
One of Kai's tweets to Greg. (Source)

Kai says he discovered Greg online when Shane Dawson uploaded the video of Greg kissing Shane. The video was released August 6, 2011, so Kai would have been 16 at the time.

Later that year, when Greg began having relationship issues with his then fiance, Kai began fangirl tweeting him almost daily for months. Over time, Kai began sending more obsessive tweets, from saying Greg is in his top 5 Youtubers he would marry list, to eventually proclaiming he loved Greg despite never personally talking to him at that point. Kai would directly respond to Greg through twitter whenever Greg was going through a break up, usually saying something along the lines of Greg not being at fault and that Greg has a big heart. It is believed Kai would watch Greg's Twitter feed and wait for him to tweet so that when he tweets at Greg, Greg would be more likely to see it. (Source) Inspired by Greg, Kai went vegetarian for the 2012 new year and used a picture of Greg as his phone background. On the first day of the year, Kai tweeted: "My #2012 wish is for @Onision to be a big part of my year." Looking back, Kai described himself as a creepy fangirl. (Source)

After breaking up with his fiance Shiloh for the last time, Greg tweeted "Soulmate... where are you?" on February 12, 2012. Kai replied "here". Greg DM'd Kai on twitter: "You really think you're my soulmate?" "If so... what makes you feel this way?". (Source) When talking about this moment in 2015, Greg says "I was already following this girl on twitter and I think we texted a few times prior, so it was extra meaningful to me." ($ource)

The nearly daily tweets from Kai to Greg ended on February 15th.

Greg and Kai began privately dating on February 27, 2012. (Source) Kai was 17 and Greg was 26 at this time. Greg now says Kai had originally lied about his age, claiming to be 18 when they began talking. ($ource)

New Mexico

In early March 2012, Greg began wearing a ring. (Source) When asked about the ring, he seemed proud to say that he had been keeping his life private. (Source) Around that time, Kai began showing off an engagement ring in his Twitter selfies. In 2015, Greg revealed he proposed to Kai before ever meeting him in person by telling him, "you know I'm going to marry you, right?" over Skype. He gave Kai the ring when they met in person for the first time. ($ource) Kai says they met in person for the first time on March 8, 2012. (Source) In 2019, when talking about the first time they met, Greg says it was "definitely not" love at first sight for him. He says when he was looking for a relationship after his ex-fiance, he wasn't going for looks, he was just looking for a good person. He said he wasn't excited about the relationship until later on. Kai says it was love at first sight for him and he was excited when they met. ($ource)

Greg filming in New Mexico. ($ource)

Eventually, due to Greg and Kai's Twitter activity, people began comparing Greg's indoor filming locations with Kai's Instagram photos. The rooms were identical. Also, Kai began dropping hints he was dating Greg by wearing articles of Greg's clothing in photos and paralleling their tweets about what they were doing when they were together. When this was pointed out in videos and on blogs in late May, Kai deleted the images in question and made his Twitter account private. He would flip flop between private and public until their relationship was revealed.

Viewers also began to notice Greg had begun filming in a new location that was not his Washington home. Soon, it was found out that Greg was renting a home in New Mexico. It turns out he was in New Mexico to be with Kai while he finished up High School. Some speculated they were keeping their relationship a secret due to the immense amount of criticism Greg received in the past for dating a teenager.

Kai continued to post vague references to Greg and posted images where his and Greg's reflection could be seen. Greg seemed to be making similarly careless mistakes as well. One example is when he posted a full page screen shot of YouTube, but Kai's Twitter can be seen in his bookmark toolbar. (Source)

There were two more major sightings of Kai and Greg before Greg's reveal of Kai to his fans. On July 18th, an image of Kai and Greg was taken from Kai's private Twitter and spread on Tumblr. He soon deleted it and began to be more careful (such as using reflections). The second sighting was on September 16, 2012. Kai can be seen in the background of Cyr's video "Going Away...". It seems that Cyr came to New Mexico to make videos with Greg and they played mini golf together with Kai. (Source)

It was later revealed Kai's father did not agree with the relationship since Kai was 17 and Greg was 26. Kai was banned from Greg's home. (Source) Greg moved back to Washington and they continued their relationship long distance from June to August 2012. (Source) Afterword, Greg moved back to New Mexico to live with Kai. Kai's parents believed Kai was living at his college dorm room at the time. (Source)

Publicly Dating

On October 22, 2012, 6 days after Kai turned 18, Greg announced his new girlfriend with an Instagram image of them kissing. A month later, Kai appeared in his first Onision video. ($ource) For a while, Kai did not appear in many of Greg's videos due to his dislike for being filmed. (Source)

In the early years of their relationship, Kai and Greg would pretend they're splitting up on social media to create fake drama. Greg mentions this in one of his FAQ's. (Source)

LaineyBot

Greg and Kai in a 2015 video

When Kai and Greg began publicly dating, Kai began going by "Lainey", or "Laineybot", online. He created a Laineybot Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr. Kai says Greg gave him the nickname "Lainey". (Source) It was most likely a nickname for Kai's middle name at the time, Elaine.

In October 2012, Kai was thinking about changing his username to LaineyBug. (Source) This is thought to be inspired by Shane Dawson's then girlfriend, LisaBug. The month before, Kai listed Shane Dawson as one of his favorite YouTubers. (Source) He did not make the switch because LaineyBug was already taken.

Tattoos

Kai and Greg showing off their new "14" tattoos in a video. ($ource)

Kai has gotten many tattoos with and for Greg over the years.

On October 24, 2012, Kai tweeted about getting his first tattoo and revealed it was going to be his lucky number. (Source) Later that day, he posted a picture of his new "27" hip tattoo to Instagram. Kai and Greg got matching "27" tattoos, most likely for the day they started dating, February 27, 2012.

On March 27, 2013, Greg uploaded "ONISION'S NEW TATTOO" to his speaks channel. He showed off his fresh touch-up on his "27" hip tattoo and he and Kai's new matching "14" ankle tattoos. ($ource) This was believed to be for the day they were married, November 14, 2012. In 2019 Greg revealed this tattoo is actually a "11-14"?? He says this tattoo is for the day he almost ended his life, November 14, 2007. He says he unintentionally got legally married on the same day. ($ource)

Greg and Kai also got themed tattoos together of characters from the Mario video game series. Kai got Yoshi and Greg got Toad. (Source) In 2018, Kai got a three flower tattoo designed by Greg. Each flower represented a member of their family, the biggest one representing Greg. Kai got a surprise tattoo for Greg on their 6th wedding anniversary that said "You are my strength" in Greg's handwriting.

Marriage

Greg and Kai were married through the New Mexico court system on November 14, 2012. They did not announce their marriage online and Kai kept it a secret from his family. The internet found out about the marriage a week later after an angry ex-friend of Kai's went to Tumblr to reveal what has been going on between Greg and Kai.

Greg and Kai did not have a wedding until 2013. In 2019, Greg ripped up Kai's wedding dress in the Laineybot video "Trying On My Old Girl Clothes". ($ource)

In-Laws

After word began to spread of Kai and Greg's secret marriage, Kai's parents received a letter around April 2013. The letter informed them Kai was now married and warned them about how they believed Greg was dangerous. This caused a string of angry videos from Greg accusing a specific YouTuber of being the Snail Mail Stalker, and saying that Kai's parents were creeped out by the whole situation.

Because of these videos, many viewers got the impression Kai's family were right away on Greg's side and got along with him. Although, within the next few years Greg would reveal this was not exactly the case.

On October 10, 2015, Greg uploaded "Draw My Wife (Onision's Relationship Story)" to his main channel. In the video, Greg talks about how he became married to Kai, but mainly focused the video on a family member of Kai's he refers to as "Mr. Grump". He described how upset Mr. Grump, who is assumed to be Kai's biological father, was when he found out his teenage daughter was engaged to Greg. Greg says Mr. Grump tried different ways of separating Kai and Greg such as threatened Greg and claiming their relationship was illegal. Greg says he no longer associates with Mr. Grump because Mr. Grump joked about stealing their child. Greg also revealed private family issues to sway viewers that were sympathizing with Mr. Grump. ($ource) In April 2015, it seemed Greg was trying to convince Kai to stop associating with his father. He indirectly called Kai "immoral" on twitter for associating with someone that threatened his significant other. (source)

Greg has also shown friction with his in-laws when he lashed out multiple times at other specific in-laws over his public Facebook fan-page, which has over 700,000 followers. An example of this is when he attacked certain members of Kai's family for being pro-circumcision. Another example is when Greg ranted about how horrible he thinks a specific younger member of Kai's family is and revealed a lot of private information that he heard them tell Kai. Greg is also known to poke fun at his in-laws religious beliefs.

Gallery

Two instances of Greg publicly shaming specific in-laws.

Children

On June 26, 2013, Kai announced he was pregnant with a picture of his baby bump on Tumblr. "Newest addition to the family coming late December/early January :)".Later that same day, he deleted the image and posted to Tumblr and Twitter, "Congrats guys you’ve officially lost all of your picture privileges. Good job. Thanks for being extremely rude." When asked why, he replied "people are cunts & I'm not putting up with it." (Source)

After going back and forth on the matter, Greg and Kai decided to keep their child off of the internet. For the first year, Kai would talk about their child on social media and answer fans questions fans asked about him such as the baby's appearance and Kai's parenting decisions. After the first year, Kai became more private with the information shared about their child, usually talking about things like his pregnancy and breastfeeding, but not talking directly about the child. Greg consistently kept quiet about the child, only occasionally mentioning he is a parent in jokes and during arguments/rants criticizing other parents or doctors. Greg had also made a music video and song for his son. ($ource)

In 2016, Kai and Greg had their second child. Kai hid the pregnancy from the internet, but later talked about the pregnancy on the Laineybot channel.

Online Career

Laineybot channel, 2017

YouTube

Laineybot

In early 2015, Kai created a Laineybot Facebook fanpage, Younow, and a Laineybot YouTube account. He did not use her YouTube until later in 2015, when he began uploading challenge videos and re-uploads of Greg's comedy videos that he was in. For a while the channel consisted mostly of videos of Kai and Greg sitting and asking each other questions. Many fans of the channel have commented that Kai seems uncomfortable and/or quiet when filming with Greg and many have expressed they prefer videos he filmed with friends. (Source) Now Kai's videos are centered around Kai either telling stories or trying out products. The Laineybot channel currently has its subscriber count hidden.

It is a popular theory that Greg runs the Laineybot channel. This is mainly due to the style of writing in the videos, the video descriptions and the video titles. It seems more like Greg's writing. Also, for years video titles and descriptions on the channel would refer to Kai as "wife" or "girlfriend" and uses "she/her" pronouns, even though for most of his Youtube career, Kai identified as agender and preferred they/them pronouns. Greg did not begin using these pronouns and referring to Kai as his "significant other" (rather than "wife") until late 2016, but he did not do it consistently. Later on Greg began referring to Kai as his "spouse" and now his "husband".

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August 17, 2019 username change announcement ($ource)

Younow

Kai broadcasted on Younow to talk with fans all throughout 2015. He became partnered on the site and began to receive donations from fans. He abruptly stopped broadcasting and did not use Younow for a year and a half. (Source) One of his last broadcasts before the break featured Greg after many fans requested he come on. Kai and Greg fought throughout the broadcast and Greg made mocked fans and anyone that donated. He stated he did not like Younow because it was like begging for money and Kai asks "why do you ruin everything I do?" After the broadcast, Kai explained to viewers this is why Greg does not come on the broadcast and that's how he is most of the time. (Source) Greg shortly came on Kai's broadcast a second time to advertise his book This Is Why I Hate You. (Source)

In early 2017, Greg began using Kai's Younow to host debates and a broadcast with his fans. He explains he did this to help Kai financially so he could be financially independent if Kai wants to divorce him. (Source) This is something Greg expressed two weeks before the broadcast on twitter. (Source)

Kai began broadcasting again on Younow in late 2017. This may have been due to the 2017 Adpocalypse, which greatly cut down Greg and Kai's Youtube revenue. Greg and Kai became more aggressive in trying to get money from fans during this time. For example, in 2017, during a broadcast, Kai told fans he would get a volcano tattoo if her fans bought him enough "volcanoes" that day. On Younow, volcanoes were a gift/donation fans could buy streamers for around $40. Kai asked for more until he hit 10 volcanoes that day, or around $400 in donations. (Source) Kai got the tattoo shortly after and made the lava rainbow for his bisexuality.

Kai stopped consistently broadcasting on Younow in 2018, only occasionally broadcasting to clear up information during scandals he was involved in, like the "grooming minors" scandal.

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Public Fights

Unlike any other of Greg's relationships, Greg and Kai would get into heated fights publicly on twitter. This began a few years into their relationship. One of the more infamous instances was a fight triggered when Kai expressed excitement when a member of one of his favorite bands tweeted him. Greg became upset because this individual had blocked him on twitter and he believed because Kai did not dislike someone that disliked him, Kai was not being loyal. (Source)

Kai and Greg would also vent tweet after private fights between them. Kai would usually vaguely or bluntly complain about something Greg said or did and Greg will tweet about how he is not deserving of his significant other because Kai is too good for him. During these types of tweets, Greg would talk about how he is verbally or emotionally abusive. (Source) Once during one of these vent tweets sessions, Kai revealed Greg told him he did not want to be married to him anymore. (Source) Occasionally, Greg will upload a video soon afterword to explain the private details of what happened between them.

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Bisexuality

In 2013, a social media profile from ago 16 was discovered. One the page, Kai listed himself as bisexual and wrote he was looking for athletic boys and petite girls. (Source) When this was brought to Kai on twitter, he denied ever being out as bisexual. (Source)

It was speculated Kai denied his bisexuality because it was a common belief at the time that Greg did not trust bisexuals in relationships. This was due to a 2012 video where he yelled about how bisexual girls he had dated cheated on him. ($ource) Also, in a 2011 leaked email, Greg's ex Adrienne claimed Greg got mad at her after she made a status about receiving a massage from another woman. "He told me that because I am bisexual, that by nature I am inclined to be promiscuous and that I shouldn’t let anyone but him touch me. That because I am bisexual, I cannot be trusted — that I have been inappropriate with a member of one of the sexes I am attracted to".

Greg replied to a tumblr anon asking about the profile by saying Kai could be whatever he wants to be and he denied saying "all bisexuals cheat". He included the tags "lol, silly, whatever". (Soruce)

Two years later, on July 1, 2015, Kai came out as bisexual on twitter. (Source) On August 7, 2015, Greg and Kai made a coming out video together for the Laineybot channel. ($ource) Kai credits Greg with helping him realize he was bisexual.

A month after Kai came out on twitter, Greg announced that he is allowing Kai to date girls to explore his bisexuality. (Source) Kai began contacting girls through twitter in hopes of finding a girlfriend.

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Brief Break Ups

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Kai and Greg in a video, March 2013. ($ource)


Relationships
Pre-YouTube Era JuliaChristinaShireeTashinaTanyaMinor Exes
Skye Era (2005 - 2010) Skye - Alimony
Shiloh Era (2010 - 2012) Shiloh - Shiloh Forgot MeShiloh Threatened MeThe Truth (Video)RogueSepsis

Hannah Minx - Annah Minx

Adrienne - The LetterSuk MiA Horrible ReboundThe Voicemails

Lainey Solo Era (2012 - 2016) Lainey - Snail Mail Stalker
"Trinity" Era (2016 - ongoing) Billie - CuddlegateThe TrinityBasementgate

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