It’s Christmas day today, and I’m sitting here counting my blessings. A lot has happened in my life this year. I quit a job that was paying me very little for its stress. Then I got a new job that pays me well just around my birthday. It was the perfect birthday gift to me from God, I believe. Another thing I am celebrating this year is my love life. It started out as a social experiment but today we are here, basking in the joy of our journey.

The social experiment started when I was doing my national service two years ago. One of the girls in my office was always going on fancy dates. Every time she went on these dates she would come back and tell us all about it. Out of curiosity, I asked her one day, “Where do you meet these men that you go on dates with?” She laughed and said, “It’s only one man. I met him on Tinder and he has been amazing so far.” I was surprised.

I was surprised because Tinder has a certain reputation that does not involve meeting good men. So I thought, “If my friend met a man on Tinder who has swept her off her feet then maybe all hope is not lost for my love life.” So I decided to download the app and put myself out there.

I was figuring out what it meant to swipe right and left when I accidentally swiped right on Nana and matched with him. Less than five minutes after we matched, he sent me a message. I matched with two other guys too. So I was chatting with all three of them at the same time. They were all good guys. I could tell from the nature of the conversations we had. This is why I didn’t mind giving any of them my number when they asked for it.

Nana was the one I spoke to the most, among the three. There was just this bond between us that I couldn’t explain. Conversations were always easy between us. We laughed loudly and we teased each other all the time. Things were going great between us and I was happy that although I hadn’t met Nana, I liked him.

One day I got sick. I was so weak that I couldn’t do anything. Nana texted me and I told him I wasn’t well. He asked me to go to the hospital but I told him I was too weak to do anything. “Give me directions to your place,” he said. I was far from home so I could use all the help I could get. I took a leap of faith and gave him my address.

A few hours later, he showed up at my place bearing gifts. He brought me ice cream and fruits. He tried to get me to eat but I couldn’t, so he took me to the hospital. I was kept there for the night. Nana stayed by my side throughout.

When I was discharged he took me home and nursed me back to health. I called my mum and told her all about him. And she was so grateful to him. She told me to bring him home so she could thank him. That weekend, I packed my bags to go home and Nana accompanied me.

The moment my mother saw him, she hugged him. My mother doesn’t hug anyone. Not even her own daughters. But she hugged Nana. “Thank you for taking care of my daughter when I was too far away to do it. God bless you,” she said. My sisters were taken by him as well. I believe that was the beginning of our relationship.

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There was no official proposal but with the way we felt about each other, we didn’t need it. He is a good man. He is kind and generous too. He doesn’t have much but he shares the little he has with me. There are things I don’t even know I want until he comes to me saying, “I saw this and thought you might need it so I bought it for you.” That’s so sweet of him, right?

He is exactly the kind of man I have been praying to God for. I had challenges dating because I have chosen to practice abstinence until marriage. When Nana came along, I told him the same thing. He respected my decision and never tried to get me to change my mind. “You are worth the wait,” he assured me. So I am in a loving, healthy, and chaste relationship with a wonderful man.

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We are not married yet but plans are underway. I know that mostly when people share happy love stories on this page, it is after they have gotten married. But I am sharing mine although we are yet to get there.

Today, I just want to celebrate our love. I want to thank Nana for being a blessing in my life. And I want to show gratitude to God for giving me a good year despite the little hiccups along the way. I pray that God will see us through more good years and give us the grace to accomplish all our dreams.

—Adwoa

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