‘I married a stranger I met on TikTok for enjoyable — now we’re in love and happier than ever’

Love may be present in some uncommon locations however one lady has revealed she discovered her real love on TikTok after agreeing to marry a complete stranger.

Danielle Gross had all the time wished to tie the knot in a “silly way” and when she noticed Gunner Michels’ video looking for a stranger to marry, she jumped on the likelihood.

After chatting for only a week on-line, Gunner travelled to Danielle’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, to formally pop the query and two weeks later they took a highway journey to Las Vegas, Nevada, the place they acquired hitched on Valentine’s Day 2021.

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The couple, each 26, initially deliberate to get divorced after every week however romance quickly blossomed between them after attending to know one another they usually’re nonetheless collectively two years later.

Explaining their distinctive love story, Danielle mentioned: “I all the time had the concept in my head that any means I acquired married it might be one thing foolish – like Vegas.

“So once I noticed Gunnar’s video I believed: ‘This is the foolish means.’ I needed to bounce on the chance.

“Our authentic plan was to get divorced every week after the marriage. But then we have been chatting and thought let’s preserve speaking as mates after which it grew to become one thing extra.

“Gunnar and I never would have gone up to each other in a bar. It opened our eyes to other people.”

Gunnar, a video creator, mentioned: “Looking back it seems like a story. It doesn’t feel real. But it definitely happened.”

He revealed he initially got here up with the concept to marry a stranger as a result of he thought it might make good video content material.

He defined: “In the pandemic I used to be in search of a option to make content material and meet folks. I got here up with this concept of getting married to a stranger.

“It was fairly wild. I wasn’t severely in search of a life associate – extra to have a life expertise.”

It may appear to be a weird request but it surely seems many individuals have been wanting to marry Gunner and Danielle needed to struggle off the fierce competitors.

“So many individuals wished to do it. I acquired them to make a video for me on why they might be a great match for me. Danielle posted a video and it was laborious to overlook,” Gunner mentioned.

Danielle added: “My video went viral. I had an army of people getting him to pick me.”

The pair started speaking to one another and FaceTimed twice earlier than Gunner determined to hold out his shock proposal.

“I didn’t tell her I was coming to propose until I was on my way,” Gunner mentioned.

It shortly started to really feel very actual for Danielle, she added: “When he mentioned he was on his means I believed: ‘This is really happening.’ I was shopping with my friends and then all of sudden I’m getting proposed to.”

That night time Gunner met Danielle’s household for the primary time — who have been initially cautious of the wedding.

Danielle mentioned: “My mum said ‘what if he kidnaps you?’”

But the household ultimately got here round to the concept and the pair launched into their Las Vegas journey to formally wed.

Since then, their relationship has flourished, Gunnar mentioned: “It’s blossomed into a really healthy relationship as we’ve got to know each other. There was no pressure on it to work out.”

After tying the knot the couple dove head first into married life and have spent the final two years travelling across the 50 states of America collectively in a transformed ambulance, which they discovered robust at first.

“It was a tiny place. We didn’t know one another. It was quite a bit. We have been pressured to be snug,” Danielle mentioned.

Gunnar added: “There was nothing to do but talk.”

But the pleased couple quickly found their personalities “complement each other”.

“We have the same core values. Even though our personalities are different – deep inside we are the same,” Danielle defined.

Now, they’re encouraging different folks in search of like to take the danger they did.

Danielle mentioned: “We may purchase a home tomorrow. We may depart for Europe tomorrow.

“Our households have each been actually pleased for us. They all get alongside. My mates can’t consider we’re nonetheless collectively.

“It is something I’d suggest for others to do. It opened our eyes to other people. If you’re open-minded it’s a really interesting concept.”

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