OUR LOVE STORY: FAVOUR & INNOCENT

ACHALUGO, I'M GONNA MARRY YOU 💍💫

Well hello my darlings 😘. It's been a hot minute, hasn’t it? Life has been out here doing press-ups on my neck 😩, but here I am, back like I never left, because I promised you a story. And not just any story. This one? This one is dear to my heart. It belongs to my friend, my girl, and when I say I refused to let anyone else tell it, I mean it. This is the love story I’ve been saving for the right moment. So get your juice, because we’re diving in. SUBSCRIBE!

Now let me just clarify upfront: I still haven’t watched Love in Every Word 💔. Don’t judge me. MTN’s been moving funny 🙄 and life hasn’t exactly rolled out the red carpet for leisure. But that title? It fits this story so well, I couldn’t resist you’d see why.

So, picture it, 2019. A quiet campus day at staff quarters. Favour had come around to visit her brother, totally minding her business, when she was introduced to a guy named Innocent Peters. Real casual. No sparks. No violins. Just, “Oh, you’re alive. Nice.” 😂 SUBSCRIBE!

He was cute 😍, she won’t deny that. Responsible-looking. Maturity in his eyes  and the way he spoke and acted. But that was it. No lingering glances. No “what ifs.” Just vibes and, well, indifference. She wasn’t sticking around anyway, so why bother catching feelings? 🤷🏽‍♀️

Fast forward to 2021. Life does its thing. Favour becomes a student on the same campus. And guess who becomes one of those familiar faces she clings to? Yep. Mr. Innocent 😏. I mean she was back to a campus where she didn't really know anybody, but it was nice to see a familiar face in him, so they just sort of clicked. When last did you just click with anybody? 😩💀 Get your single ass out there! 🏃🏽‍♀️

Their friendship was easy, consistent. Conversations flowed, laughter followed. They became best friends real fast and got really really close, and lines started to get a bit blurred 😳, so at some point, my girl needed clarity. She pulled a very “me or nothing” move and asked the big question: What exactly are we? Sometimes, it's very important to ask that question to these men before they's have you doing girlfriend and wife things meanwhile they're telling their friends that you're just friends. Omoooooo. Your heart go just die. Not me though. I thank my stars i've never been in that situation cause that shit hurts. By the way, i only know this because i've read testimonies. 

A week later, after the question had marinated in his “deep thinker” brain , he finally asked her to be his girlfriend. And how, you ask? With food, of course. She’d teased him about stew and he cooked it for her. She wasn't really expecting it but she got it. When last has a man ever cooked for y'all? Hm? 🤔 Don’t ask me, I grew up with my father cooking for me so at least I have an alibi. While she was there, wrapped in aroma and feelings 😌, he asked her out. Smooth.

Now, was the journey smooth sailing? Not exactly. Rumours started to swirl,  because what’s life without some sweet gossip? Something beautiful is about to happen, so of course life brings somethings up 🥴. When I do decide to tell my story, LORDDDDDD 😭🙆🏽‍♀️, i promise you people will laugh and cry for me. But they handled it like the adults they were growing into. Talked it out. Cleared the air. No drama. Just two people trying to figure out if this thing could become the thing. SUBSCRIBE!

Dating him? Ha! 🤣 Let’s just say, man’s brain is a fortress. Trying to know what’s going on in there? A whole mission. He doesn’t do “let’s talk about it now”. Favour, being the straight-shooter she is, struggled with that. But he cooked 😩. Oh, he cooked. And as the last born, she was not used to being the one cared for. That hit different 🥰.

He said “I love you” first. Of course he did. He fell first, too 😍. Our girl? She just wanted a best friend. And guess what? She got him.

Now the proposal wasn’t a kneel-down-in-public affair. Nope. It was a casual conversation turned I’m-ready-to-marry-you. He had already made it clear that he wasn't dating her just for dating. They were not kids anymore so it was definitely going to end in marriage, it was just a matter of when. One day they were talking about the future, the next thing she knew, it was “I’m going to see your father”. Then came the list. Then the introduction. Then the bride price. Court. White gown. Boom. Just like that.

From 2022 till now, they’ve been loving intentionally. They sealed it traditionally on December 20, 2023, and walked down the aisle in white on April 1st, 2024. No April Fools here, just a love that laughs 🤭, cooks 🍳, and comforts 🤗. Let me tell you, she has NOT allowed me to rest ever since she got married 😩. This woman torments me with her marriage and ring. “Go and marry and stop being so single.” Those are the words I hear every single time we meet up 🙄. I don't really like her and I keep questioning this friendship 🤨😂.

And when I asked her what her favourite thing about him was? “He’s like an encyclopedia”. This man will analyze, dissect, and think things through from every possible angle before making a move. Also? He’s financially conscious. Husband material with sense we love to see it 😍👏🏽.

But this part right here? The part that made me tear up a little? Just a little ‘cause I’m a hard girl, please 😤. Her note to him:

"Obim, being your wife has been one of the best things that has happened to me . I initially wanted to call you my sunshine because when you finally chose me, I was in my darkest moment. Then your word of comfort seemed to be the light that guided me out of the darkness into the light. Thank you for loving me."

Whew 🥺. If your chest isn’t doing awww, please check it 💔. You probably don't have any feelings in you again and life is too hard for you to feel anything 😩. Or let’s just say they’ve broken your heart to the point where you can't feel sh*t anymore. I won’t be surprised 🤷🏽‍♀️.

Anyway… I wish my girl and her husband so so much happiness, and I hope they continue to pursue their dreams together and are able to build the family that they deserve full of love, joy, and friendship. Because even in love, friendship is very important , because on days when things are hard, if you have a friend, it's easier to navigate back to your lover.

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Until our next love story, which I’ll try to make next week,
Live well, Love truly 💋.

Yours Forever In-Love,
Noms 💕🌸