Our Story
We do believe that life is not a coincidence, we understand that there is always a major reason for every event. In the same way, the meeting of Jenny and Destiny wasn’t ordinary and over time, the purpose of our meeting is continually being unveiled.
Having been connected by a common friend (Emeka), our relationship has seen an incredible growth moving from stage to stage and from strength to strength. Although two major circumstances around our relationship (recommendation and long distance relationship) are things that have failed us in the past and of which we have reservations for, the relationship has surpassed our expectations and continued to surprise us and people around us. Thank goodness for the age in which we live, technology is quite timely and has, to a great extent, reduced the challenges of distance relationship. It is interesting to know that there has not been a day we failed to see each other’s faces since the first time we met.
It all started with “Hi Jennifer, How are you doing? My name’s Destiny, I got your number from”. This was responded to with “Hello Destiny, I’m doing fine, thanks and how are you”. This might sound like a sweet entrance, yes it was amazing until Jenny asked the weird question “So why did Emeka give you my number?” Did I really have the kind of answer she needed? Did I know what she wanted to hear? What did she discuss with Emeka before she permitted him to share her number? All these questions and more were going through my head. Should I be sarcastic in my usual way and tell her I want to marry her? Should I just mark her an asterisk and move on? Well, I decided to be civil and calm, so I responded that I wanted to be friends with her and get to know her. Hey, I wanted more from the get-go, because I sensed the future already.
So when Destiny made the contact, we exchanged nice pleasantries and I asked that question. I can’t tell you what this same question has caused ever since it was asked. That’s a story for another day. Well, I asked the question because I wasn’t keen about going into a relationship that was leading nowhere, I didn't want to waste anyone’s time and wouldn’t want anyone to waste my own time either. And when I got to know we were not in the same clime, it became worrisome seeing that I preferred face-to-face interactions. However, we kept at it and it started becoming interesting,
especially his persistence even when I was intentionally trying to draw back. Yes, we talked every breaking day. What a record. Don’t ask me how long. Lol
Days begat weeks, weeks begat months and the communication was growing. We discussed several things ranging from life ambitions, goals and more, especially morals. As we discovered we shared similar life aspirations, we grew fond of each other and the quest to physically meet became even stronger. Out of the blue, Dee jokingly said he wants to travel to meet physically. It sounded sweet but at the same time out of order. We joked about it until the flight tickets surfaced. Then we knew the music was changing, hmmmm.
Fast forward, Dee is in town. And guess where we met for the first time, Barbershop. One would expect a nice lunch or an impressive dinner with the best outfits and nice perfumes to make a good first impression, but no, this unconventional couple chose to meet in a barbershop. Okay oooo, no problem. But this goes to tell you how free we were with each other. It just seemed as if we've known ourselves for years even before the first meeting. It was a good day as we were able to catch up and as usual had productive conversations.
Next day was Jenny’s birthday and we decided to go on a first dinner date. Nothing frivolous as we invited a family friend. It was a nice dinner as we had fun after which the other couple left. Back to Dee’s apartment he gave me the birthday presents he got for me. You can’t believe this guy asked me to be his girlfriend that same day. I liked him too but I wasn't going to give him an answer right away. But yes, he got the answer he wanted to hear.
Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!, she says yes, I now officially have a girlfriend, it felt like I’d won a lottery. And yes over the preceding weeks and months, I realize what I felt was right because I literally won a lottery. Winning Jenny’s love is worth more than a lottery. Best decision ever.
From that period, despite still living in different countries, we are together in many if not every aspects of our individual lives. One of the best part of our relationship is that both families are in love with each other. This is climaxing to the solemnization of our holy matrimony come 16th of January, 2021. Why not come and share in our joy.
Jenny + Dee