Jenn Chia (now 32), a Malaysian woman, attracted attention when she shared a ‘selfie’ photo she took in October 2012. It was two years ago that Chia and her husband, a British man named John Liddell (33), first met.
Chia took the “selfie” in a cafe located in a movie theater in Malaysia. In the background of the photo is her future husband, John Liddell. At the time, the two did not know each other.
John Liddell is a young British man, but he and his family have been living in Malaysia for many years. Chia and Liddell first met in December 2014. They got married in August 2023. The fateful photo, posted by Chia on his personal social media account, immediately attracted the attention of the media and the online community.
Jenn Chia and John Liddell have become husband and wife (Photo: New York Post).
Speaking to Malaysian media, Chia said: “We met later at the right time. If we had met earlier, like when I took that selfie, I don’t think our relationship would have lasted long.”
In 2012, I was still a girl who knew how to love only herself, not knowing how to care for others.
“Then I took a year off to travel, be alone, reflect on myself, and understand why all my relationships had ended so tragically. After two years of focusing on personal development, I was introduced to John. By this time I was more mature, and our love had lasted for many years.”
In fact, Chia’s story, although it has gone viral, is not the only known case.
In 2022, an Ecuadorian woman named Ailiz Melina Zambrano Pinargote became the focus of everyone’s attention when she suddenly discovered that she was in a photograph of her husband taken 7 years before they met.
In the photo, both are still teenagers. At this time, the parents took Ailiz and her future husband to a local festival.
Ailiz was shocked when she looked through her husband’s family photo album and suddenly saw herself in his childhood photo. The story quickly went viral on Ecuadorian social media and was covered by many news outlets.
In the photo, little Ailiz looks at a teenager, Pedro Pablo Pico Moreira (now 31 years old). Ailiz appears in the background of the photo.
Speaking to Ecuadorian media, Ailiz said: “I have absolutely no memories of the moment I met Pedro at a festival when we were kids. We didn’t know each other at the time, so I have no memories.
When I came to my husband’s house and sat down, looking through the family album, I suddenly saw myself in a photograph. The whole family was shocked, we couldn’t believe it, at first everyone was a little… goosebumps, scared, but then everyone was happy, excited and believed that it was a sign of fate.”
It wasn’t until college that Ailiz met Pedro. In fact, Ailiz had noticed Pedro months before they had a chance to get to know each other. Ailiz knew she was in love with Pedro at first sight, but she was hesitant to take the initiative to get to know him.
Until one day, Pedro found himself sitting in front of Ailiz’s classroom door and she smiled at him. Looking at that smile, Pedro realized that Ailiz was in love with him, so he took the initiative to get to know her better.
After two weeks of talking and finding each other compatible, they quickly announced… their engagement. They were together for 6 years before they officially had a wedding ceremony. Pedro currently works as a teacher, Ailiz owns a small company, and they have a happy marriage.
In 2018, the story of a couple living in Chengdu, China, also caused a stir in many international news outlets. The husband in this story suddenly saw himself in a photo of his wife. The photo was taken almost 10 years before they met.
The “fateful” photo of Mr. Ye and Ms. Xue was taken in July 2000, when they had not yet met and were on a family trip to Qingdao. Coincidentally, they both visited the same place at the same time, and then stood together to take memorable photos at the same place…
Mr Ye’s image accidentally appeared in a photo of his wife. It wasn’t until 2018, when the couple had been married for 6 years, that Mr Ye sat down to look at old photos of his wife and was surprised to see himself in one of her photos. The interesting discovery prompted the couple to excitedly share it on social media, and the story quickly went viral.
As of 2018, the couple has two daughters. Sharing his story, Mr Ye said: “We were sitting at my wife’s house arguing whether the children looked like me or my wife, so I took out my wife’s old album to look at her childhood photos and suddenly saw myself in one of them.” Ye said the unexpected moment initially gave him goosebumps.
A friend introduced the couple in 2011 and they married a year later. This interesting discovery made Mr. Ye and Ms. Xue even more convinced that their marriage was partly destined.
In fact, from the very beginning of their acquaintance, they felt close because Ms. Xue’s family lived in the same apartment building where Mr. Ye’s family used to live.
