Not Just an Ordinary Love Story
Our journey began with a simple WhatsApp message and evolved into a beautiful love story that spans continents.
Our love story began in the most unexpected way with a sarcastic WhatsApp message. We were both on a group chat which he created for scholars going to the same school through the PTDF scholarship.
I was preparing to travel to Malaysia for a master's degree, and he was also preparing to travel for his PhD in Malaysia. I reached out to him the first time regarding visa application details, and let's just say his sarcastic reply got me pissed.
Few weeks later, I had issues uploading my passport photo on the visa application portal due to size constraints, so I decided to reach out to him the second time because he had already completed this phase. He helped me resize multiple times until it eventually went through. I appreciated his effort and my perception about him changed positively.
We did not communicate again until when we met in Malaysia in February 2022. My housemate (now my close friend) happened to be his friend as well, so he visited us frequently. Overtime, we became a clique of 4 friends: myself, Rashida, Fatima and my fiancé (who was just a friend then).
He invited me to church one day, and we started going to church together. This made us become close friends. He is very smart and was always ready to help me figure out my coursework or research in school.
Few months down the line, he expressed his feelings and said he wanted us to be together, but I just wanted us to be friends, so we stayed friends. He didn't give up and was very patient despite my stance.
I concluded my masters in May 2023 and was prepared to return to Nigeria; he became worried about the uncertainty of us meeting again. I eventually returned to Nigeria and though miles apart, we kept in touch and even played games like scrabble online…lol.
When he visited Nigeria in December 2023, he asked me to be his girlfriend and this time, I said yes. Life has been so beautiful with him, and I know he's God's gift to me. In May 2025, he proposed and here we are now.
He's a man that's so thoughtful, loving, caring and intentional. I love him so much and I pray that God keeps us together forever in love, Amen.
