1. So I joined social media out of boredom and to feel among.

2. Everyday I would just go there, make noise, do amebo and jump on trending topics.

3. That’s how one day someone I always had banter with entered my DM’s.

4. First of all I thought it was just normal jokes and games oh!

5. Then he asked for my number! Ghen ghen.

6. Before I knew it we were talking all day, everyday.

7. Then one day he asked if I would like to go out for diner, as per a date!

8. I tried not to get too excited but I was like:

9. Then we finally went on the date and it was better than I imagined.

10. Then there was another date.

11. And another one.

12. Before I knew what was happening my heart was going jiggi-jiggi bam bam whenever I saw his name and number.

13. My friends had even started using him to make fun of me online!

14. Then one day I woke up to a text from a number I hadn’t saved.

15. The first line was “I know you don’t know me but I come to you as a woman”.

16. Ah! Look at life oh!

17. So apparently the love of my life was wedded in holy matrimony to another woman.

18. Whats even more fabulous is that he met her on social media as well.

19. And had even used some of the same lines he used on her to toast me.

20. And had taken us to the same restaurants.

21. Since that day whenever anyone tries to greet me too much on any social media I’m like:

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