Paluten surprises his YouTube community with a video in which he announces that he has gotten married and become a father. The emotional video reached almost 1.4 million views within 24 hours and leads the German YouTube trends as Paluten shares personal insights into his past, love, and family happiness.
Who is Paluten? Paluten, whose real name is Patrick Mayer, has an impressive 5.16 million subscribers on YouTube. His success story began with the popular block game Minecraft.
In addition to Minecraft content, the 35-year-old also presented videos on Need for Speed, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, numerous simulators, and other games.
The centerpiece of Paluten’s content is mainly Let’s Plays, in which he is also occasionally seen together with GermanLetsPlay.
In March 2018, Paluten took another step and published his first book. Since this release, a comic and the sequel to his successful novel followed, proving Paluten not only as a charismatic YouTuber but also as a creative writer.
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“My childhood home fell apart”
What is the new video from Paluten about? On November 19, 2023, Paluten released a video on his namesake YouTube channel. Under the title “I got married & became a father…” (via YouTube), the popular content creator provides deep insights into his private happiness. Despite the apparent difficulties in creating the video, Paluten emphasizes his overwhelming joy and the desire to share this important life chapter with his loyal community.
Recently, Twitch streamer Trymacs experienced a similarly moving situation, when he proposed to his wife after participating in 7 vs. Wild and shared this with his community.
Within less than 24 hours, the video reached almost 1.4 million views, thus conquering the top of the German YouTube trends.
What does he talk about in the video? The video begins with Paluten’s personal reflection on his school years when his parents separated. The difficult situation shaped his view of marriage and family.
The YouTuber admits that the dissolution of his childhood home sensitized him and that he was looking for the right person to start his own family. With the desire to do better than his parents, the search for a soulmate was of particular importance to him.
“I was engaged. I am no longer.”
What is the current relationship status of the YouTuber? Paluten reveals that he recently shared an engagement photo with a woman on Instagram. But things changed, as he explains: “I was engaged. I am no longer. But I am now married”.
He proudly presents his wedding ring and talks about his “degree-holding mathematician” as his wife. He joyfully shares the news that he has become a father, emphasizing that this is the best thing that has ever happened to him.
No impact on his current content
What’s next? Paluten talks about fulfilling his life goals, including owning his own house, which he recently achieved. His biggest wish, a happy family, has now also come true.
Although these dreams have turned his life upside down and YouTube is currently chaotic, he emphasizes his satisfaction.
Paluten explains that he wants to focus on transparency in the future by no longer hiding his child and wife from the community. He wants to avoid fans being surprised when he is seen with his family in public. However, he will not show their faces online.
Still, the YouTuber assures that this will not affect his content, except that there might be baby crying in the background from time to time, or a child’s sock might adorn the floor in the background, as has happened before.
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