Their stories run the gamut from storybook high
school romances to the more unconventional, such as finding love
after an acid attack. For the photo essay, click here: http://reut.rs/2EE7J3n
They include Nhuchhe Bahadur Amatya, 76, a retired accountant at
the Nepal Electricity Authority and his wife Raywoti Devi Amatya,
74, a housewife. Nhuchhe was 17 and Raywoti 15 when they wed in
an arranged marriage 59 years ago.
"I saw Raywoti for the first time at my home after we officially
got married, during the wedding her face was covered with a
Ghumto (veil)," said Nchuchhe.
For Haidar Ali Moracho, 20, a transgender man from Spain, his
relationship with girlfriend Coral Ibanez began online and had
to be kept secret from their families for five years.
"It was very hard. There were times I thought it would be less
painful if we broke up, but I couldn't. Together until death do
us part," he said.
When Indian acid attack victim Pramodini Roul suddenly regained
her sight, years after she was attacked, the first thing she saw
was her partner, Saroj.
"I was flying with Saroj and suddenly started seeing things
clearly. That was the first time I saw Saroj's face. I had never
imagined that I would be able to see Saroj in my lifetime," she
said.
True love's path ran smoother for 37-year-old New Yorker Chad
Ostrum. On his first day at college, he glanced through a door
and a girl unpacking boxes caught his eye, so he went back to
get a better look at the woman who would become his wife and the
mother of their daughter.
"Through three states, long-distance dating, high times, low
moments and 19 years later, we now share a home, a little girl
and a life."
(Writing by Mark Hanrahan in London; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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