So I knew from the word go what I was getting into. By then, I was in love with him and my answer was YES! He proceeded to let me know that he was waiting on an immigrant visa application his parents had filed for him as an unmarried dependent child to come through, meaning, we could not get married until he got his visa, went to the US, got his green card and came home.

I remember we were sitting at his reading desk in his room when he asked me to marry him. My husband is not given to theatrics and he is not really a romantic person, though he has improved greatly in that area. Nnennaya: His proposal was really simple and straightforward. What did you say when he proposed? What exactly did he say and what was your reply? There was no kneeling and exchange of engagement rings. How did you propose to her? What exactly did you say to her to make her accept to marry you?ĭennis: I popped the question to Nnennaya, that I wanted to marry her. As our relationship progressed, I came to see his strong sense of duty, his focus, and his dogged determination for excellence in whatever he did.

Dennis is a straight shooter: what you see is what you get. As a young woman, I was attracted to smart guys, guys who could hold their own in a conversation and who are interested in what I have to say. Dennis impressed me greatly with his straightforward attitude, honesty, and strength of character. But I had trained myself to look beneath the surface and I had a dad and big brothers who modeled what a man should be and act like. He is very good-looking, don’t get me wrong. Nnennaya: One of the first things that struck me when I became friends with my husband was his character. What qualities made you choose him above other eligible bachelors or suitors within that period? We liked similar things, and of course, went to the same University (UNN)), although we never crossed paths when we were in school. From my first interaction with Nnennaya, she was quite intelligent and shared similar family values as myself. What made you decide to go for your wife?ĭennis: Good question.

Everyone in my family loved and accepted Dennis the first time they met him. Nnennaya: There was no opposition that I remember, I heard from my siblings that our mom was concerned about the distance between our hometowns but my dad told her that was inconsequential and that was that.

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