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Whether it’s How Stella Got Her Groove Back or Before Sunrise, we’ve all probably seen a film where the characters meet while traveling and Courtesy of DJ and Jose

What followed was a romance that defied geography. Their first four dates were an adventure, each one unfolding in a different country: Spain, Italy, the UK, and Dubai. They turned passport stamps into proof of commitment.

For Ashley and Diandi, love didn’t require quite as many miles at first, but, like DJ and Jose, it came to be unexpectedly. Their story begins closer to home in

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