Pandemic pen pals marry over Zoom — despite never having met in person
It was love at first Facebook message.Newlyweds Ayse and Darrin have a unique pandemic romance: The long-distance lovers recently tied the knot over Zoom, despite never meeting in person.The transatlantic couple met through 24-year-old Darrin’s mother, Kenda, 56.Ayse, 26, connected with her now mother-in-law via a Facebook group intended for connecting digital pen pals across the world.Kenda mentioned she had a son close to Ayse’s age, and the pair began sending messages from Detroit to the UK in July 2020.