Irina Sirotina at 29 had some bad baggage: a failed relationship with a foreigner, several dozen extra kilos, and depression. But fate had a pleasant surprise for Ira.
After breaking up with the cheating Italian, Irina became depressed and did not even think about a new relationship, but accidentally found an email from a dating website. Sirotina did not register on it, but for the sake of interest, she opened the email and found out that Emmanuel Oja, a Nigerian, had written to her. The girl decided to communicate with the guy to learn English and then say goodbye.
But there was no need to improve her language skills: Emmanuel spoke excellent Russian and lived not in Nigeria, but in Russia, where he is studying at a university. On a dating website, Sirotina and Oja exchanged personal contacts and continued to communicate. A couple of months later, Emmanuel decided to come to Irina’s hometown.
When they met, the couple kissed. Irina recalls that she felt like a schoolgirl kissing for the first time. The first meeting was unforgettable, the young people spent some time together, and then Emmanuel went back to Belgorod to continue his studies. Ira, on the other hand, worked as a hairdresser in Ufa.
A long-distance relationship was rapidly developing: the couple corresponded on social media and messengers, called and video-linked each other. During another meeting on March 8, while watching a romantic film, the guy asked: “Would you marry me?”. Ira hesitated and answered positively. Although it is difficult to call such a question a full-fledged marriage proposal, it does not affect feelings.
And when Oja received his diploma, they got married. However, his relatives couldn’t attend the ceremony because of the Ebola epidemic in Nigeria. However, the husband and wife went to the African country on their own at the earliest opportunity.
Her husband’s relatives welcomed Irina with cordiality and hospitality. And her weight even pleased them, because in Nigeria it is believed that a large woman is ideal for procreation and bearing children. In Africa, Ira and Emmanuel spent two years, and that time the girl recalls joyfully.
Then the couple moved to Ufa, where they plan to become financially stable and have offspring. The couple dreams of having a daughter and a son, whom they want to name William and Victoria. Four years flew by, and Ira and Emmanuel truly love each other: she gives him birthday cakes and he gives her flowers (although it’s not customary in his homeland). Both are happy and incredibly glad that fate has brought them together.
