Yemi claims to have known me since I was 7 years old from our yearly Church Conventions. We became friends in my teenage years & our friendship began to blossom. By the time I was in my early 20's we entered into a long distance relationship that neither of us were prepared for. During the span of dating we grew to know the true meaning of patience, resilience, and most importantly love. With all the hurdles that have tried to get in our way, we've always known we were meant for each other because God surely had a hand in it.

I met Motunrayo at a church convention in Bronx New York the year of 2010. Although, that was not the first time I had seen her at the yearly conventions; it was the first time I said hello. From that point on we grew fond of each other and stayed in contact. We became good friends over the years from a distance. We were able to see each other mature both mentally and emotionally. What was so refreshing to me was that we trusted each other pretty much immediately, so much that I edited her college essay. Our friendship soon turned into a relationship mid-way through college. Although far apart, we kept constant communication, and of course went through hard times. Our trust for, and in each other continued to grow. We soon realized that together we achieved things more efficiently and effectively. We started as friends helping each other through life, and ended up being far more than friends by graduation. What people don’t know is that, in the span of the 5 years that we've dated, I can count on two hands how many times we have visited each other. The only way we pushed through was through communicating, trusting whole heartily, being patient, helping in any and every way possible and most importantly not letting failure be an option for us.