The young man identified simply as Nonye said he went on a date to a bar with a lady he had been admiring. According to him, they chatted away so long that he didn’t think to order them something to eat.
Thankfully, his father, who was watching from afar, ordered something for the young man and his date and had the waiter take it to their table.
He noted that when the waiter approached their table with two plates of pepper soup and drinks, he told her he didn’t make any orders, and the waiter pointed at the man who ordered the meal on their behalf, his father.
Nonye said when he got home, he said his father and mother laughed at him for taking a girl on a date without buying her food. He added that his parents still tease him about the incident till date.
Read his full story below,
In other news, a visually impaired couple sealed their love as they got married in a wedding ceremony that attracted over 15 Catholic priests and government functionaries in Anambra state.
The groom was identified as Thankgod Ohaeri, a legal practitioner and the bride, Amarachi Nwokedi, works at the Anambra State Ministry of Education.
In an interview with the Anambra State Broadcasting Sevice, ABS, the ThankGodspoke about how he met his wife and how some people tried to discourage him from getting married.
In his words;
“Today, I feel great walking down the aisle with my lovely wife. It was indeed ordained by God. By the grace of God I feel I have moved to the next level of life. I met my wife when I was a student. She was living close to my apartment and I was the one helping her. So from there, we fell in love and that’s what led to today’s occasion.”
“There were many challenges, but with God on our side we have been scaling through. Though my wife is blind, she’s doing well. It is a thing of joy to be with her. When I said I want to marry, many people were against me, but as a man I know what I want and I went for it.”