Love story of a couple who fell in love after 30 minutes of talking

Having known each other since they were students in the UK, Hong Ngoc (26 years old) did not have a good impression of Tuan Anh (30 years old), because he looked... mean. Some time later, the girl from Ho Chi Minh City unexpectedly met her ex in Hanoi, the 30-minute date in a small cafe in the heart of the capital brought good feelings. Ngoc and Tuan Anh reconnected from then on.

In the following days, the Hanoian and Saigonese couple mainly communicated via Skype. They spent hours chatting on the phone. A few stories without beginning or end made Hong Ngoc and Tuan Anh's life more enjoyable. Ngoc felt like a teenage student, often laughing alone and thinking.

Ngoc felt something strange was brewing, but she didn't dare to think about it. "I know there are feelings. But the Northerner and the Southerner don't know what to do," Ngoc said.

One day, Tuan Anh suddenly asked to stop contacting her. Ngoc replied: "Okay, whatever you want!", but she felt disappointed.

"When I fall into the limbo between friend and more-than-friend, I feel cowardly. I don't dare ask why people do that. I'm afraid the other person will answer: 'I'm just not that into you'," Hong Ngoc confided.

Ngoc tried to keep quiet but her mind was spinning. She was lost in her thoughts, wondering what Tuan Anh was thinking. After more than a week, Ngoc gave up, picked up the phone to call her boyfriend and burst into tears when they both realized how much they loved each other. At that moment, Tuan Anh confessed his love to Hong Ngoc over the phone.

Hong Ngoc and Tuan Anh had a long-distance relationship for about 1.5 years before getting married. The couple flew back and forth between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City every three weeks to date. When busy, Ngoc did not let her lover wait for more than 6 weeks.

Ngoc and Tuan Anh’s long-distance love journey was full of hasty meetings. Ngoc usually flew to Hanoi on Friday and returned on Sunday. Tuan Anh took his girlfriend home to eat, go to the movies, and travel like any other couple.

On the occasion of Tet, Ngoc flew to Hanoi to celebrate Tet with Tuan Anh's family. The capital boy also welcomed a meaningful new year with Hong Ngoc in Saigon.

In a long-distance relationship, sometimes the couple gets angry with each other, but never for too long. Ngoc calms the problem by calmly explaining to Tuan Anh. If her boyfriend is not convinced, the girl from Ho Chi Minh City writes an email to explain more clearly. She and her boyfriend put themselves in each other's shoes to sympathize because both of them are very busy with work.

In April 2017, during a trip to Taiwan, Tuan Anh suddenly proposed to Ngoc when she came out of the room. The 9X girl burst into tears of happiness.

After the wedding, Tuan Anh will "follow his bride home", stabilize his job and life in Ho Chi Minh City.

Sharing about her experiences, Hong Ngoc said that accepting long-distance relationships means that she has to be stronger and more independent. In addition, she said that she is really lucky.

'We are both simple and shy, so we just want to keep the simple things, as a way to remind each other that no matter how difficult the future is, we must still be happy like this…', Hong Ngoc shared about the photo series 'Love in the Subsidy Period'.