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How we met in Lagos NYSC camp



Az and I met in 2016 at Lagos orientation camp. We met one morning on the parade ground during morning drills. For years we have argued about who approached who first but for the sake of this story, I'll say he approached me first lol.

It wasn't love at first sight, lol it was far from it. He has a very calming personality that makes you trust him easily and when we hung out the evening of the day we met, I confided in him about some personal stuff I was going through and he listened without judging. It's not everyday you meet someone for the first time and they are already pouring out their wahala to you lol.That day marked the beginning of a great friendship.I didn't really have much friends in camp but he slowly became a very close friend. 

Orientation camp ended and we all started PPA hustle but we still kept in touch. He got a PPA quickly while I was chesting rejection letters back to back so I kept changing LGAs meaning I didn't have a CDS group yet. He was in special CDS group (CDS groups that meet at NYSC secretariat) and convinced me to join Special CDS which I did. This gave us an opportunity to hangout more often and I finally got a stable PPA. 

Fast forward to 2017, a few months before POP (April) we realised that feelings had started growing between us and decided to do something about that since we were both single at the time. We took things slow for a bit, then he asked me out on his birthday and we started dating officially in November 2017. Dating period was 70% long distance because my PPA retained me so I had to remain in Lagos while he got a job in another state. It wasn't easy but we would talk and call everyday and we visited eachother when we could. Long distance relationships are never easy but what kept us going was the fact that we couldn't imagine our future with anyone else.

We got engaged in May 2021. It was a really cute intimate indoor proposal. Same year, we bridged the distance and were back in the same state. We got married in August 2022 in the presence of all our favourite people and it's been a beautiful experience. I'm thankful for the gift Lagos camp gave me.

Long live NYSC 😍

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