‘It’s fate they met’: couple in China on first date stuck in 10-day Covid lockdown fall in love and marry over Christmas
- A couple on a blind date is caught up in an outbreak of Covid-19 and has to spend 10 days together in quarantine
- 4 months after that first meeting and bonding during their time in quarantine, the couple have been married
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A couple in China are trending on mainland social media after getting married just four months after their blind date ended with them spending 10 days together in Covid-19 quarantine.
The unidentified couple went viral on the mainland after their whirlwind romance was made public this week, Star Video reported.
In August, the man travelled from Shenzhen to the woman’s home in Sanya, Hainan province, southern China, for a blind date.
While they were in Sanya there was an outbreak of Covid-19 and the couple were forced into 10 days of quarantine in a flat.
The pair got to know each other while in quarantine and discovered they were alumni of the same school and had actually met two years before.
A viral video from the couple’s time in quarantine shows the man cooking in the kitchen and the pair enjoyed meals while talking and laughing. Later the man is shown hugging his wife-to-be as they watch television.
After 10 days of living together, the couple said their feelings for each other had only grown stronger. The woman said she felt an overwhelming sense of loss when they parted ways at the end of the quarantine.
They decided to try a long-distance relationship, but the woman said she couldn’t bear being away from the man and moved to Shenzhen to live with him in October.
The video also showed scenes of the couple’s life since lockdown, such as the man cooking food as the woman shows him affection.
“Be careful with the oil from that burning pan. You’d better stay away from me,” the man jokingly said in the video.
Although they have only known each other for four months, the couple said that “they were right for each other” after they were married at a Shenzhen registry office on December 26.
Mainland social media has been captivated by the story, with many people effusive in their admiration.
One person said: “It’s fate that they met.”
Another commented: “A very sweet love story.”
Love stories have become common viral fodder during the Covid-19 pandemic. Last week, a couple in eastern China who were in the middle of getting divorced changed their minds after the wife contracted Covid-19 and was nursed back to health by her husband.
