Well it's a long story abt a girl from WI who went to France for 9m to teach English as a second language to school kids. Because she was dirt poor because she didn't get paid for 3 month (Bloody french red-tape) some local(ish) British people took pity on her. She went through a heart wrenching and depressing (mostly because she had no one to talk to because she had not TV, Internet, phone etc) break-up with her boyfriend. During which time she met a nice English chap (Son of the 'British People')when she went the the British people's house for a Christmas dinner. She was invited back to their place again for New Year and stayed up talking all night to this polite, quiet chap. Emails were exchanged because the chap was living in Finland at the time and subsequent mailings occurred.
When money was finally to be had the girl went visiting, Finland then the UK. At the end of the year she flew back to WI thinking well that was a lovely international fling, but back to reality.
Then the chap continued to email and call and text and asked if he could visit her in WI and the girl thought. Well sure, why not, at least I'll get a roadtrip of America out of it too. When the chap cam over he really hit it off with the family. Which floored the girl because her having 4 teasing, flirty sisters always seemed to make other guys a bit squirrelly. They went of roadtrip and had a great time; he suggested a detour to LasVegas which she laughed off thinking what fun they were having always kidding around. He went home. She thought, well that's done and dusted now. I shall hear not another word from him.
He continued to messenger, text, call, email. During one such messaging session talk of marriage came up. After laughing and joking for some time suddenly the tone changed and girl typed… 'Are you serious?' Her heart in her throat beating wildly. 'Yes, I could be,' was the reply 'I'll call.' So there was an official proposition and a giddy acceptance.
And only a year and a week after the girl first visited the chap in Finland the girl from WI and the chap from UK were married in her home town and 2 days later with all her stuff packed in boxes she flew to the UK to start a new life with a new name.
😉 🙂