{"id":13610,"date":"2019-05-07T07:59:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T07:59:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-05-07T07:59:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T07:59:12","slug":"3-real-life-couples-shared-the-incredible-story-of-their-fight-for-love-and-it-might-put-you-to-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/sponsored\/3-real-life-couples-shared-the-incredible-story-of-their-fight-for-love-and-it-might-put-you-to-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Real-Life Couples Share Stories Of Their Fight For Love And It Might Put You To Tears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\">  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s strange what barriers, reasons and occurrences can do to obstruct the power of love. In essence, to love is to accept &#8211; with no exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>CloseUp believes in giving love a chance, so they partnered up with inspiring real life couples to share how they fought for their love.<\/p>\n<p>And boy, it was worth it!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the romantic, movie-esque stories of THREE UAE-based couples by watching these Sofa Stories&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Chris&#8217; background (and tattoos) was a huge NO for Ally&#8217;s parents when they first met<\/h3>\n<p>Chris &amp; Ally hid their relationship for some time since Chris is Scandinavian and Ally is Arab. But, that wasn&#8217;t the main factor in what held their relationship back at the start, but rather Chris&#8217; full-sleeved set of tattoos.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the story below and make sure those tissues are right next to you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content__video\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/at0qY3ssk9w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Dimitry&#8217;s mom didn&#8217;t approve of Nigina because of where she&#8217;s from<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Do you think this is a fairytale?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nigina is from Uzbekistan and Dimitry is Russian, the two met and fell in love, but by the time they wanted to take things to the next step- they were met with a significant barrier. Dimitry&#8217;s mother &#8211; Who disapproved of Nigina due to her nationality.<\/p>\n<p>The first few months were rough for the two, but when you #GiveLoveAChance, you too can enjoy an 11-year-relationship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\">  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content__video\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXZLQnqFkI4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>You might be familiar with this couple&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>Khalid Al Ameri and Salama Mohamed are a well-known and respected couple in the online community and have been for some time now, and it all boils down to one reason: love. They share videos that tell the tale of their lives, showing just how much love they have for each other.<\/p>\n<p>But it didn&#8217;t always start that way for the couple, who at the beginning had to deal with people putting barriers up due to Khalid&#8217;s race and Salama&#8217;s skin condition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content__video\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jOsNkmm41Cg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Don&#8217;t stop fighting for love, because we won&#8217;t.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/xT39CXg70nNS0MFNLy\" width=\"480\" height=\"283\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/love-cute-hug-xT39CXg70nNS0MFNLy\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s strange what barriers, reasons and occurrences can do to obstruct the power of love. 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