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How we met while jogging during NYSC

  Victor and I met at Afikpo north, Ebonyi state, "2019 Batch A", during our service year. We were posted to the same community, the same CDS but different PPA. Our relationship, started in a way that I still find thrilling looking back to our first meeting and conversation as friends.  We started talking while jogging one Saturday morning with fellow corpers. I was taking a break then he walked up to me and asked "Victoria are you tired?" and I replied yes. He laughed at me but later on I requested for his earphone to keep me busy while jogging, after some minutes he came back to me that he needs his earphone and I returned it. The next Saturday we met and greeted each other. I told him that I needed to loose my hair, he told me not to worry and volunteered to help with the loosing which I agreed. It was the best 2 hours of my life as he did a good job with the hair. I made dinner for us and a friend who has been with us all evening. Victor came to me some weeks af...

How we found love during the COVID pandemic

  Tunde and I met at Asaya camp, Kogi State, 2020 Batch A. I had a crush on him (silent one though) on our very first meeting. This was because he has a striking resemblance with an old friend of mine. So out of curiosity, I asked to know if he is related to the said person to which he answered "no". We turned out to be casual friends in camp. COVID-19 hit and we were asked to vacate camp just 11days into our camp and we couldn't finish.  All through this time, I was talking to one of his camp friends, Yinka, whom I had exchanged contact with. I moved on with my life after the aborted camp and days after, Yinka called to check up on me. Days after we reconnected, Yinka mentioned to me that someone was asking for my contact and he was seeking my consent before giving it out. The someone was Tunde. Long story short, we got talking and he asked me out which I declined. However, one thing struck me about Tunde. Despite turning down his request, he remained cool, calm and coll...