"I'm 20 years old, I'm engaged to a 77-year-old man – we've never met, but we're ready to spend the rest of our lives together"

Love is not afraid of long distances or age difference. A 77-year-old pensioner from the UK and a 20-year-old student from Myanmar fell in love with each other without memory. They haven't seen each other live yet, but they are already planning a wedding. David and Joe have been in love for a year and a half. The couple says they are not only lovers, but also best friends. They are separated by 8000 km, war and many other obstacles, but the lovers are sure that they will definitely be together. Read the story of the unusual couple further in our material.

Music producer David is looking forward to meeting his young sweetheart, 20-year-old Jo from Myanmar. Unfortunately, due to the war in the girl's country, flights are strictly limited. But the lovers do not lose hope of being together and want to get married as soon as the student receives a visa and makes a foreign passport.

David and Joe met on the OkCupid website a year and a half ago. The girl was looking for a mentor and sponsor who would help her pay for her studies. The pensioner also wanted to have some fun flirting with the participants of the dating site. The Briton admits that he is not interested in women of the same age – he pays attention to ladies younger than 50.

At first, Jo indicated in the questionnaire that she was studying in London in order to get more chances to meet a man from the UK. In fact, the girl lives in Myanmar and takes coffee barista courses.

Soon after the beginning of communication, the lovers realized that their feelings were growing into serious ones. They talked for hours about everything in the world. Soon David and Joe fell in love with each other for real. The girl told the pensioner about everything that happened in her life. They talked every day, despite the six-hour time difference.

David was married in the 80s, he has been living alone for more than ten years. The man talked with two more girls on a dating site, but after a virtual meeting with Joe, he devotes time only to her. After a few weeks of correspondence, the Briton found out that the student actually lives in Myanmar. Nevertheless, he did not stop communicating: the connection between them grew stronger every day, despite the huge distance.

The pensioner already considers the young beloved his bride. He treats their relationship soberly and understands that Joe wants to escape from his country with his help. The civil war in Myanmar has been going on intermittently for more than 70 years. The girl uses every opportunity to get a visa and issue a passport.

The couple understands that many will not accept their relationship and will criticize them. Those who already know their history are sure that the pensioner is a sponsor for a young girl. But Jo says David only sends her small gifts and some money to pay the phone bill. She claims that she values kindness, emotional support and love most of all in an elderly chosen one. The student considers him not only a fiance, but also a best friend, mentor.

Jo says she doesn't care about the big age difference. The most important thing for her is the care of a loved one. The girl told some friends about her chosen one, but so far she keeps their relationship a secret from her family. The girl's parents are strict and religious, so they are unlikely to accept her choice. David's friends also consider their relationship frivolous. But the pensioner says that deep sincere feelings reign between him and Joe, and not banal flirting and sex communication.

David understands that there is a huge difference of 57 years between them. But Joe claims that he loves him in a special way and does not perceive him solely as a sexual object. Nevertheless, she will not refuse intimacy with him, because she has real feelings for the chosen one.

So far, the couple has no clear plans for the future due to the uncertain situation with flights. David hopes that Joe will be able to come to the UK and stay with him forever. The girl wants to study in London and build her future there. The lovers are planning to get married and possibly have a baby.

Meanwhile, a 19-year-old American woman has married a 61-year-old man and claims to be happy. Her parents supported her choice.