CABU GAH DIARIES:Wow! This Kenyan Couple met on FACEBOOK. By mistake. Dated and ended up Marrying. Yes,Everything is Possible. Even on Social Media.
WE MET ON FACEBOOK. AND FELL IN LOVE. AND GOT MARRIED!
My name is Washington Mwangi Kinyanjui. I am 31 Years old. I am a married Man. To one VERY BEAUTIFUL Angel,Christine Muna Mwangi.
One day,I logged onto popular social networking site, FACEBOOK, looking for a long lost friend, but I got so much more.
I typed in ‘Grace Njeri’ and got numerous results. I sent a ‘friend’ request to the one most likely to be the lady I was looking for. It turned out I had sent a request to the wrong Grace Njeri, but through that mix-up met the love of My Life
After browsing through Grace’s list of friends,I found Christine Muna Mwangi, 26, now MY wife of four months.
Christine is the sister of the ‘wrong’ Grace Njeri.
Christine and I are both consultants specializing in IT and communications respectively.
We began chatting with each other on FACEBOOK and became friends. We did not meet face-to-face until five months later. When Christine and I started chatting,SHE was on the rebound from a previous relationship.
She was also weary of ‘church’ guys, because HER experience with the few that SHE had dated had not been pleasant.
However,MY constant FACEBOOK updates with quotes by renowned Pastor T.D Jakes became one of the reasons for US to finally meet up.
Christine began teasing Me about My updates, telling Me that we should meet sometime and I could preach to Her.
We had Our FIRST meeting in February 2009. After nurturing Our friendship further, We began dating the following month.
We decided right from the beginning that we would not entertain mind games in our relationship. This was a great decision because it made us very open with each other.
It is this same openness that has helped US deal with each other’s past and accept the other person as they are.
They can talk about anything freely. Infact,Christine and I are so comfortable with each other that the marriage proposal came without a lot of fanfare.
In August 2009, Christine and I were visiting my parents in Eldoret and after coming back to Nairobi I sent her a text message asking her to marry me.
Yes,JUST LIKE THAT!
And she said ”YES”!!!
Christine described Washington as someone with a gentle and loving nature.
“He is so different from anyone I ever dated and he treats me so well. We text each other constantly – it’s our thing – which is why the way he proposed was so special,” she says.
It took the us 14 months to plan and save for the wedding, which took place on October 23, 2010.
We exchanged vows at St. Francis ACK Church grounds in Karen and a reception followed at the same venue. The décor was a beautiful mix of gold and maroon.
So bright was the day that it was hard to believe it had rained heavily the night before. I was quite worried when it started raining, considering that we were having a garden wedding.
I thank God that the sun came out and everything went smoothly. The wedding could not have been more perfect for the Us.
There was a lot of dancing,laughing,fun,music
However, there was a damper a week before the wedding when Christine was involved in a car accident. Although she was not seriously injured, she suffered some bumps and bruises, which, thankfully, cleared up before OUR big day.
She wanted a SPECIAL Day…AND I gave Her EXACTLY that!
OUR hope is that OUR marriage will grow deeper in love and friendship, as well as in faith.
And we hope that God grants Us awesome children who fear Him,Honor Him and Honor Us as their Parents too.
LOVE can Be found ANYWHERE. EVERYWHERE.
I found My Wife on FACEBOOK.
Anything is Possible.
Keep searching….
