“I Said Yes Straight Away”: Nigerian Man Proposes to Facebook Lover via Video Call, Marries Her Weeks Later
- The internet is going crazy about the story of a man and woman who got married a week after they met in person
- The couple had only known each other on Facebook for a little while before starting a relationship
- They got married in the traditional Nigerian way and had a white wedding amidst opposition from family
It is said that love makes us do strange and even stranger things. People may judge this couple for their love, but all and sundry cannot understand matters of the heart.
This doting couple, Precious Ubaka Spik and Shalonda Trent, met on Facebook when Precious sent Shalonda a friend request.
Source: UGC
He said that he enjoyed the scriptures she posted on her Facebook Wall. They chatted for a while before losing touch.
After three years, Precious sent Shalonda a DM intimating to her that he had feelings for her since day one. He believed in marrying her for the right reasons, not to show off.
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Shalonda made sure that he was a working man. He was an English teacher and tutor in Kazakhstan. Precious ticked all her boxes regarding the man she prayed for.
They moved from Facebook to start communicating through WhatsApp by video chatting to ensure no catfishing or scam was going on.
In the coming weeks, they used the platform to discuss their future. He eventually proposed during one of their video calls, and she accepted.
He sent her $2,000 to purchase a diamond engagement ring. She did so and even sent a picture of the ring on her finger and an authentication certificate.
The next few months were used to plan their wedding back home in Nigeria because Precious was a Nigerian.
Her family disapproved of the union because they believed Precious was trying to scam Shalonda to secure a USA visa and green card.
They eventually met in person for the first time when Shalonda travelled to Dubai from Philadelphia through Qatar to meet Precious. They spent some days in Dubai before travelling to Nigeria for the wedding.
Precious' family welcomed Shalonda with open arms as they had already prepared for the wedding, including her wedding dresses. The wedding took place in the absence of Shalonda's family in Nigeria.
Shalonda's family, however, have now come around and accepted the marriage on the couple's first anniversary.
The couple moved to Kazakhstan as Precious still had a job there. The couple welcomed their first child, a baby girl, Insider reports.
Couple who met on Facebook get married
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that social media platforms have gone past where people connect and have fun, producing couples too.
A Nigerian couple who met on Facebook have walked down the aisle and stunned the internet with beautiful photos from their traditional wedding. The lady chatted up the guy first, and Facebook captioned the post ''how it started vs how it is going."
The man, Okello Peters Izuchukwu, shared on Facebook how he met his wife.
Izuchukwu shared two screenshots from his first conversation with the lady named Udo Dirim. Udo had approached her man first in a familiarisation attempt which turned into a relationship and, now, marriage.
Source: Legit.ng
