It was reported by AFP (Agence France-Presse, the oldest news agency in the world) that a couple got married last week after a 17 year separation. The couple claimed that despite the separation, they fell instantly in love with each other again when they reunited for the first time.
My first reaction was one of awe. How cool is that? What a great love story? Next, you'll be seeing the movie rights to their story being sold! A typical Nicholas Sparks storyline.
They fell in love in England when they were 25, got engaged and somehow, because she'd moved to France, lost contact with each other. The guy had written to her again a few years later but that letter had fallen behind the fireplace and was not found till renovation work to the fireplace was carried out.
In a cliched fairy tale ending, the couple finally gets married and well, I hope they get to live happily ever after.
However, thinking about it, I wonder if they know what they are getting themselves into? 17 years apart; that's a really long time. A female can grow moustache hair and hairy legs in that period. A man can become well, unman.
They were engaged! How does one lose one's fiance / fiancee for goodness sake? We're not talking about some third world country. We're talking about England and France. 17 years back would take us to 1992. Granted the whole internet explosion had not quite propelled into our faces yet but had they not heard of the telephone? Fact is, guy writes letter after several years. Wow, actually took him that long to notice his fiancee had gone missing. He gets no reply. What does he do? Nothing. He had the address right? Unbelievable.
Not enough effort put in those years back if you ask me. Oh, I don't doubt their attraction to each other remains but let's hope it's enough to see them through another 17 years.
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