How We Met – Oluwatomi

It all started on November 27, 2021, at a friend and colleague’s wedding party. The party I wasn’t interested in going due to the cloudy weather. I was forced by my friend Opeyemi and my Mum, they were like, “Will you allow the dress you made to waste without wearing it? For the sake of friendship, I had to attend.

On getting to the wedding at U-TURN, I was already soaked. I had to seat down directly opposite the A.C. at the table allotted to LASUBEB STAFF alone while my friend and other colleagues of hers sat at a separate table allotted to their school. Opeyemi later came to join me at the table where I was seated. Since it’s been a long time since we last saw each other, we immediately started our gist about almost everything.

An hour or thereabout into our gist, a young man walked in, my friend saw him and greeted him, I also did because he sat down at the same table as me. I asked her almost immediately about him, her reply was, “You mean you don’t know him? My response was, “Where? When?”

Then all she said was she knew him from the 2-week EKOEXCEL Training organized by Lagos State Government for us in the month of April. I was like I didn’t notice him then. She said during the training my heart was closed against all the guys that were coming to me at that time. Opeyemi later told me that he’s jovial, playful, and funny. “I should gist with him”.

Gbam!!!

The conversation started, we talked at length, and even my friend knew had never spoken to a guy that long before. She was happy that I didn’t waste my time coming. It was about time for me to leave but I was unable because of bus issues. I had to enter the hall back. He was like why am I in a hurry to leave. The gentle girl in me said my area and traffic.

We exchanged numbers in a funny way. I gave him my number so that he could send my CONFIRMATION EXAM RESULT in PDF to my WhatsApp, not knowing I was looking for trouble. Ògá sent it to me that night and continued his conversation.

He made his intentions known from the onset, he asked “I HOPE YOU WON’T GET TIRED OF HEARING I LOVE YOU EVERY DAY? “ And when I asked “Why?” He told me blatantly that he has found his wife. In my mind I was like “wife ke?” I told him I am not in a rush, so I took my time to seek God’s face about his intention.

Fast-forward to February 17th, 2022, I introduced him to my mum as a friend meanwhile we were already in Courtship. She sensed something but I didn’t divulge that he’s the one I talk to frequently on phone. When he left, I explained everything to my Mum, and promised her that he will still come back formally.

In March, he came visiting again, and now as my Baby-Boy. On this second visit, he met with my Dad and Mum. My Dad didn’t waste time oooo, he was like “Ògá pick introduction date”.

“Me? Introduction ke?” I had to call Baby-Boy to put him in the know. After the introduction Wedding preparation started immediately.

I’m happy that I opened my heart to this amazing man who’s now my Baby-Boy. Can’t wait to tie the last knot and start the journey into forever.