International couples push for reunification after any extended border closures

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Published on July 27, 2020 - Duration: 02:16s
International couples push for reunification after any extended border closures

International couples push for reunification after any extended border closures

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN... I'M KEITHRADFORD.4 MONTHS ANDCOUNTING.....WE'VEHEARD FROM ANUMBER OF WESTERNNEW YORKERS... CUTOFF FROM THEIRVACATION HOMES INCANADA BECAUSE OFTHE COVID-19 CRISISAND THE CLOSEDBORDER..TONIGHT THE STORYOF ONECOUPLE.....WHO SAYTHEY'VE HADENOUGH....SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERMADISON CARTER HASMORE ON THEIRSOCIAL MEDIA QUESTTO FINNALY BEREUNITED...LAST AUGUST WHENBRINA AND DAN METON HINGE -- THEDATING APP'SLOCATION SERVICESTOLD THEM THEYLIVED PRETTY CLOSETO EACH OTHER.WE THOUGHT WE LIVEDIN EACH OTHER'SNEIGHBORHOODS ANDTHEN WE CHATTED FOR2 HOURS AND THEN WEREALIZED THAT WELIVED IN DIFFERENTCOUNTRIES.

BUT ATTHAT POINT WE HABEEN TALKING FOR SOLONG WE FIGUREDWE'D JUST KIND OFWING IT AND GO ON ADATE IN HAMILTON.CROSSING THEBORDER BECAME AWEEKLYOCCURRENCE FORTHE COUPLE UNTIL ITSCLOSURE IN MARCH.OUR WORST CASESCENARIO PLANNINGWAS OH MAYBE WEWON'T BE TOGETHERFOR A MONTH OR AMONTH AND A HALF,BUT WE NEVER REALLYEXPECTED IT TO BEGOING ON FOR THISLONG.OUR RELATIONSHIPHAS SORT OF BEENSIMMERED DOWN TOZOOM CALLS WITHLAGGED INTERNET ANDFUZZY IMAGE QUALITY.MARRIED COUPLESARE CONSIDEREDESSENTIAL, BUT NOTSERIOUS PARTNERSOR EVEN FIANCE'S.MANY SAID IT'S TAKINGA MENTAL TOLL.THERE'S A LOT OFLITTLE SMALL THINGSTHAT I THINK WE DON'TTHINK ABOUT HOWIMPORTANT THEY ARE:BEING ABLE TO GIVEYOUR PARTNER A HUG,OR A SQUEEZE ON THESHOULDER IF THEY'REHAVING A BAD DAY ORJUST COOK THEM AMEAL.BUT THIS COUPLESOON FOUND THEY'RENOT ALONE.A FACEBOOK GROUPFOR SEPARATEDFAMILIES ANDCOUPLES LISTEDDOZENS OF STORIESJUST LIKE THEIRS.BRINA PITCHED APODCAST TO SHARETHEIR STORIES.I REALLY THINK WENEED TELL THESEPEOPLE'S STORIES ANDSHARE THE FACT THATTHIS LOVE ISESSENTIAL AND IT'SJUST AS VALID ASANYONE ELSE'S.AND LIKE MANYCOUPLES -- THEDISTANCE HAS MADETHIS COUPLE CLOSERTHAN EVERTHIS HAS SPED UP OURRELATIONSHIPTIMELINE, IT'S MADE USLOOK AT WHERE WEWANT TO BE AND HOWWE CAN BE TOGETHERA LOT SOONER THAN ITHINK WE OTHERWISEMIGHT HAVE DONE SO.YOU FIND A LINK TOTHEIR PODCAST ONOUR WEBSITE.

IT'SCALLED 1-THOUSAND-91 METERSTO LOVE.MC, 7EWN.

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