American doctor married a Vietnamese woman after 10 persistent proposals
To marry a Vietnamese wife, the American doctor used the 'slow and steady wins the race' tactic and persistently proposed 10 times...
Two years ago, when Minh Trang (28 years old) was working as a consultant at a Vietnamese language school for foreigners in Saigon, it was here that she met her other half, John O'Reilly (35 years old, American doctor).
“He traveled to several Asian countries, including Vietnam. Perhaps because he liked the country and the Vietnamese people, John stayed here for five months and signed up for a Vietnamese language course,” Trang shared.
Coincidentally, John enrolled in the same center where Trang was working. According to this foreign guy, because he was so impressed by Trang's cold appearance and large glasses, "both silly and difficult", he looked for every opportunity to approach her.
John has always been a "family man" who knows how to share housework with his wife.Photo: NVCC |
His most common way is to "use the excuse" of not understanding the lesson to ask Trang for help, even though her job is not to be a classroom teacher.
As for Trang, when she realized that her feelings for John were becoming more and more obvious, she chose to… ignore it. “At that time, I thought it was very simple, he came to Vietnam for tourism and would leave sooner or later. Besides, I was also the only child in the family, so if we got together, my parents would have a hard time accepting it,” Trang recalled.
As time went by, the more Trang interacted with John, the more she liked him and accepted the opportunity to get to know each other. “I agreed to date him not only because I knew he was a good person but also because we had many things in common. We had the same outlook on life, the same taste in music and movies, we both loved dancing, we both cared about our health and exercised regularly…”
During their long-distance relationship, the American doctor often flew back to Vietnam to visit his girlfriend because he was afraid she would "feel sad when seeing other people in relationships." He confided: "Long-distance relationships are really difficult, so I have to try my best to make Trang believe that I truly love her. The first time I proposed, she flatly refused. The next few times, she ignored me, but I still wanted to marry Trang."
Although his work at the hospital is quite tiring and busy, whenever he has time, John texts and calls his girlfriend. He shared that he once thought about quitting his job to move to Vietnam to live “if she insists on not returning to America” with him.
Because of love, the couple overcame many difficulties and challenges to hold hands and go together until the end of life.Photo: NVCC |
John went through ten marriage proposals, “from Vietnam to different countries like Singapore, Russia…”, he even secretly met Trang’s parents to convince and ask for permission to get married… “When I found out about that, I was really touched. I knew he was my true other half, no one could replace him anymore”, the 8X wife emotionally said.
In 2015, the couple's sweet wedding took place in Vietnam with the witness of family, relatives and friends.
Talking about her current life and her “persisting proposal” husband, Trang happily said: “Nearly two years of following him to the US to settle down were also the days when I lived in true love. Whether we were just dating or after becoming husband and wife, he was still a very thoughtful and loving person. Marrying him was probably the happiest thing in my life.”