London March 20 (IANS) Love is beautiful... Perhaps a little more so when someone finds it without putting much of an effort. But can it blossom even from an innocent WhatsApp message sent to a wrong number? Michael Evangelou from Colliers Wood in south London would say yes .
Evangelou 44 sent a message which read "Girls Trip" to a number he thought was his own as a reminder to see the film at the cinema.
It sparked a conversation with a stranger and ultimately led to their marriage independent.co.uk reported on Monday.
The recipient happened to be Lina Dahlbeck 37 from Morden in south London who sent a reply reply saying "Hi! Girls trip? Who s this please? I m guessing this was intended for another Lina".
The pair struck up a conversation as they attempted to figure out exactly what had happened.
Despite never meeting the two chatted for most of the day before arranging to meet for a drink later that night.
"We started chatting back and forth. I think if I wasn t single I wouldn t have continued the chat " Dahlbeck was quoted as saying.
And just four hours after that WhatsApp message they were on a date.
"We were convinced it was fate that had brought us together " Dahlbeck said.
The couple married on December 7 and in March they are jetting off to Dubai where Dahlbeck aims to launch a make-up school.
"Most of our friends thought we were a bit nuts " Dahlbeck said adding that parents of both of them were delighted at the prospect of marriage.
The couple insist that their story is a lesson to others not to give up on love.
"I had given up on love and then Michael sent that message and literally landed in my life " Dahlbeck added.
"My story gives hope to everyone: never give up " she added.
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