I first met Ayodeji 10 years ago at his cousin’s (Kanyin) graduation ceremony in North Carolina. I thought he was cute back then and had a mini crush on him as I was wondering who this fine guy was. Funny enough we naturally vibed back then as he was one of the few people I mingled with the most (as I wasn’t too familiar with most of them yet). Fast forward through the years we kept in touch once in a while through WhatsApp, Facebook etc. nothing too serious as I just took him like a brother hmmm lol.
We constantly talked about what we wanted in a significant other as I gisted him about some of the guys I dated and he did the same. Deji always knew what he wanted in a girl (family, religion etc) but hadn’t found that yet. We were quite open and free with each other which was nice. And through several years of merely chatting one thing he occasionally said was that he knows I’ll make an awesome wife to some lucky guy (I guess he was the one lucky guy ).
Our moment of truth happened when he called me 8 years later (we usually just chat) to ask about someone but instead talked on the phone for hours and hours about our likes and interests. I occasionally thought of him as a potential and mentioned him to my bff but shoved off the idea due to long distance and just never thought our paths will cross for something serious to happen. I also never really believed in long distance relationships as I felt the person I’m with should be in the same vicinity as I am for us to get to know ourselves pretty well. However the decision to call me that day was a life changing decision. In this same conversation was when I confessed I had a crush on him about 8 years ago and he was quite shocked as he mentioned he had no clue! He also mentioned he thought I was a pretty young thang back then..actually quite “hot” was the word! Haha
That night really got me thinking “hmmm what if?” and I was eager to hear his voice again since we had such a good conversation and vibed so naturally just like the first time we met. I eventually called him back after about 3 days and from then on the rest was history. Our friendship blossomed into something very special as he became my bff, my confidant, my lover boy and couldn’t imagine not talking to him every night. We slowly opened up to each other as I gradually developed feelings for him and vice versa.
I finally saw Deji in person after 8 years!! Oh my I was quite nervous at first (since I wasn’t sure what he’ll look like or how we’ll flow in person) but the day I saw him and spent some time with him was the day I knew I had found my husband!! That day was absolutely surreal and amazing..a feeling I can’t fully describe. He also knew right away I was the one for him when we started dating as he mentioned he had no doubt in his mind I was going to become his wifey. I just would have never imagined my husband was right here all this time but I’m grateful to God for finding the one..