For two Florida residents, a simple scroll through social media would turn out to be a life-changing experience.
That's how Alex Castellanos, 28, of Tallahassee, came to meet Troy Marrow, 30, of Sarasota, on May 20, 2022.
"He was actually the only one that stood out to me out of all the guys that followed me. And I remember turning to one of my friends ... being like, 'He's my type!'" she said.Alex Castellanos said out of all the people who followed her on Instagram after Alton Kiing shared his Instagram story, Troy Marrow's Instagram profile and message stood out to her the most.Buggs added,"She messaged me not long after that, saying that, 'Hey, someone messaged me.
"I called my mom and I said, 'Hey, Mom, I'm on the way back from Tallahassee. … I met this girl on Instagram, we've been talking for a while, like, we went on a date two weeks ago.' I was like, 'She's the one,'" Marrow recalled.Marrow and Castellanos say they wanted to share their love story in order to give other people hope for their own relationships.
"I get a message from Troy in May, around the top of May, and he says, 'Hey, man, on the anniversary, May 20, I'm gonna propose,' and I said, 'Oh my God, this is insane,'" Buggs recalled.
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