When Love Did Bloom From A Chat Room

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This time, the sip of life inspiration is a deaf and dumb couple, who got married recently after three years of courtship, traversing boundaries between two different countries. Their love story was reported on April 19 in the Indian Express newspaper. While the girl, Yi Yan Yun (34), is from Shaoguan in China, the boy, Muhammed Jasim (26), is from Malappuram district in Kerala.

They are the inspiration for standing up for their love amidst family opposition and boundaries. They were not bogged down by family pressure, while at the same time, got hooked only after the family approval.

As per the paper, their love story began in a chat room. While Yun is the president of the Handicapped Union, Guangdong, and a member of the Deaf Persons’ Association there, Jasim is the president of the Deaf and Dumb Association in Nilambur Taluk. The report says Jasim used to spend long hours at the local internet café. He would turn up at the café at the hour of opening and stay on till late night. Sometimes, the café owner would forcibly send Jasim home. When Yun came to know about this, she sent Jasim money to purchase a computer and the rest of the equipment so that they could video conference without any interruptions.

This went on for about three years. On March 19, Jasim failed to turn up for video conferencing for several days, says the news report. Anxious Yun then contacted some mutual friends from the Deaf and Dumb Association in Nilambur and learnt that Jasim had met with a minor accident and was in hospital. On April 5, Yun landed at the Kozhikode airport and went to the hospital to see Jasim. His family was told that Yun was a friend, married and the mother of a child. When Jasim was discharged, Yun accompanied him to Nilambur, where she checked into a local hotel.

When Yun asked Jasim to meet her at the hotel, his family objected. As per the newspaper, Yun then threatened to commit suicide. It was only then that the couple told his family about their three-year-old relationship. Yun also informed her family back in China. The two families then sat down for some video conferencing, with the help of interpreters on both sides and finally agreed.

The duo at the moment is caught in some visa tangles, but hope to overcome it through their love. Kudos to the two for listening to their hearts, and having the courage to battle it through.