Hyderabad: In troubled times like these when wars in different countries, tariff wars, global climate warming are threatening our planet like never before, heartwarming incident are always welcome.
One such feel-good story has gone viral on social media recently.
An American woman travelled thousands of miles to meet and marry her Instagram friend in India who is nine years younger than her.
Jaclyn Forero, a divorcee with a kid, fell in love with Chandan Singh Rajput, who lives in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh. She saw his Instagram profile and was attracted by Chandan’s simplicity and warmth.
Their romance began with a ‘Hi’, 14 months ago.
Having spent weeks and months chatting and interacting over video calls and social media platforms, the couple is planning to tie the knot.
“14 months together and ready for a BIG new chapter,” Forero wrote on Instagram.
Sharing their interactions and moments together in a video clip, Forero revealed how a casual message turned into a memorable bonding.
“I messaged Chandan first. From his profile, I saw that he was a passionate Christian man who knew theology.”
His passions aligned with hers — music, art, and photography. “After 8 months dating online and getting my mother’s overwhelming approval, she and I flew to India for the trip of a lifetime,” Forero added.
She said people have been judgemental, supportive, rude, positive, awkwardly silent “and everything in between”.
She concluded the video saying, “The odds were stacked against us, but God has been miraculously opening doors and providing for us each step of the way. Because he (Jesus) brought us together and he’ll see us through.”
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Forero and Chandan have a YouTube channel, and the bio reads, “A divorced Christian mother struggling to find love centred on faith meets a younger man on Instagram living in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh.”
Chandan has applied for visa to start their lives together in the US.
Several netizens supported them.
“9 years is nothing. My husband and I are 10.7 age difference. There will always naysayers. If you both are hearing from the Lord, them go for it. So happy for you both!” wrote one user.
Another posted, “You both look fabulous together.”
Sharing a similar story, one person wrote, “Seven months later, I was flying to India to marry him! That was 3-1/2 years ago, and he just arrived in the US last April! It’s a crazy journey but so worth it.”
“Me and my husband are also an international couple. We met online, met for the first time in Paris. Married the year after so we could stay together. It’s been 9 years already. I hope the best for you both in your romantic love story,” read one response.
