
{"id":29697,"date":"2021-02-16T21:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T21:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/?p=29697"},"modified":"2021-02-16T21:00:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T21:00:34","slug":"sheffield-alumni-love-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/02\/16\/sheffield-alumni-love-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Alumni love stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The alumni couples who left with more than a degree from The University of Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p>Love it or hate it, love is in the air at this time of year and ex-students have shared their heart-warming stories of finding lasting love at university, reminding us all how love and learning really can go hand-in-hand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29703\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29703\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29703\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Paul-and-Carolyn-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Carolyn and Paul, who married in 1973.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Paul and Carolyn have recently celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary since marrying two years after graduating.<\/p>\n<p>Paul said: \u201cMy wife, Carolyn, and I met in first year during Geology lectures. The first time I asked her out was at the bus stop outside Crewe Hall one morning near the end of the first year!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29706\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29706\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29706\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Anna-and-Paul-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Anna-and-Paul-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Anna-and-Paul-610x599.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Anna-and-Paul-480x472.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Anna-and-Paul.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Anna and Paul, who have been &#8216;totally in love&#8217; since meeting in 2003.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After \u2018drinking enough to pluck up the courage\u2019 on a Wednesday night in 2003, Anna set her sights on \u2018Tall Paul\u2019. She said: \u201cI was dressed as a Rabbit (long story, Claire, my mate was Batman) and after a walk back to Tapton Hall he picked me a daffodil and the rest is history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anna and Paul have been \u2018totally in love\u2019 for 18 years, married for seven, and now have two \u2018amazing\u2019 little girls. Anna said: \u201cThanks Sheffield, the place it all began.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29707\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29707\" class=\" wp-image-29707\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Jiameng-and-John-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jiameng-and-John-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jiameng-and-John-610x915.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jiameng-and-John-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jiameng-and-John.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>John and Jiameng, who met in 2003 at the University&#8217;s Chess Society in 2003.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jiameng and John also met in 2003, when \u2018in a moment of madness\u2019 Jiameng joined the University\u2019s Chess Society as a fresher, where John was helping out while in his final year.<\/p>\n<p>Jiameng said: \u201cWe found a connection when we realised we were equally bad at the game. 18 years later, we are happily married with a gorgeous son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29708\" style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29708\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29708\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Maria-and-Andrew-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Maria-and-Andrew-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Maria-and-Andrew-610x627.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Maria-and-Andrew-480x494.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Maria-and-Andrew.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Maria and Andrew, who met in 1982 through the University of Sheffield&#8217;s History Society.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maria and Andrew\u2019s love has also withstood the test of time, having celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary this year. Maria said: \u201cAndrew and I met at Sheffield in 1982. I was a first year joining the History Society and Andrew was in his final year and the social secretary of the Society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur first date was at the Pyjama Jump, with Andrew wearing his next-door neighbours old night dress!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They have two children, one of who is also a Sheffield alumni member. They have fond memories of Sheffield and visit the city when they can.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29709\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29709\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29709\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Ezza-and-Firdaus-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ezza-and-Firdaus-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ezza-and-Firdaus.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Ezza and Firdaus, who describe each other as the love of their lives&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ezza and Firdaus both share the story of how they met. Ezza said: \u201cI met my husband for the first time in front of the Student\u2019s Union during Orientation Day, but it was just a quick glimpse and I didn\u2019t know that it was the moment where it all started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe secretly asked for help from his friends to get close to me. It was funny but I am grateful that I found the love of my life in Sheffield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Firdaus said: \u201cThe first time I saw the love of my life was when we were in front of the Students\u2019 Union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittle did I know that I was going to form an eternal union with this girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They said they have travelled to other countries together, but nothing beats their wonderful memories in Sheffield. They have now been married for almost five years and have \u2018been blessed with a beautiful son\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29710\" style=\"width: 255px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29710\" class=\" wp-image-29710\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Jenny-and-Craig-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jenny-and-Craig-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jenny-and-Craig-610x813.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jenny-and-Craig-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jenny-and-Craig.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Jenny and Craig, who met in 2005 while living on West Street.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jenny and Craig met in 2005 while both living on West Street behind the Cavendish pub. Jenny said: \u201cHe had long hair from Manchester. I was over-bronzed from the South. He came down to our flat with friends and we got the last tickets to Pop Tarts at the Union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFast-forward 16 years and we are the proud parents of a boy and girl. Thanks Sheffield \u2013 and all our Uni friends who were a big part of our wedding!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29711\" style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29711\" class=\" wp-image-29711\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Helen-and-Joe-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Helen-and-Joe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Helen-and-Joe-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Helen-and-Joe-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Helen-and-Joe-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Helen-and-Joe.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Joe and Helen, who met in 2005 and married in Valencia in 2019.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Helen and Joe also thank Sheffield for introducing them to each other and to many of their closest friends. Helen said: \u201cI met Joe in our first year at Sheffield in 2005, though he claims not to remember meeting me. He lived in Oakholme Lodge and I lived round the corner on Endcliffe Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe became housemates in second year and finally got together after a night at Kingdom, just before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went off to Valencia for my third year abroad, but it didn\u2019t stop us and we\u2019ve been together ever since!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They married in Valencia in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29712\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29712\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29712\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Monica-and-Bernardo-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Monica-and-Bernardo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Monica-and-Bernardo.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Monica and Bernardo, who married last year.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>From opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean, Monica from the Philippines and Bernardo from Chile met in Sheffield through a mutual friend looking for housemates. They soon discovered they actually lived right across from each other in Ranmoor. Monica said: \u201cWe soon bonded over walks in the Peaks and discovering Sheffield together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got married last year, finished our PhDs, and had a baby! Thank you, Sheffield, for helping us meet. You\u2019re super!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29705\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29705\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29705\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Hayley-and-Gavin-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hayley-and-Gavin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hayley-and-Gavin-610x813.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hayley-and-Gavin-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hayley-and-Gavin.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Hayley and Gavin, who met at a party outside Woodvale flats over 25 years ago.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hayley and Gavin met almost instantly, on the second day of their first year at a party outside Woodvale Flats where Hayley was living.<\/p>\n<p>Hayley said: \u201cMany nights spent dancing at Stomp. Still going strong with nearly 25 years of love and friendship. Here\u2019s to the next 25. Thanks Sheffield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29713\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29713\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29713\" src=\"https:\/\/jus.shef.ac.uk\/sheffieldwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/02\/Kriti-and-Sambit-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Kriti and Sambit, who married in India in 2015.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>International students Kriti and Sambit also found love in Sheffield, while studying for their master\u2019s degree. They had known each other before coming to Sheffield, but said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was our year at Sheffield that brought us closer through our shared experiences \u2013 be it staying away from home, cooking meals together, working on assignments, even experiencing snowfall for the very first time, or just walking from our halls in Ranmoor to our lectures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They said Sheffield will always be \u2018special\u2019 for helping them \u2018discover their love for each other\u2019. They married in India in 2015 with a traditional Indian wedding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The couples who left with more than a degree from The University of Sheffield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":29716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[83,108,9,109],"class_list":["post-29697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-love","tag-love-stories","tag-sheffield","tag-sheffield-alumni"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sheffield Alumni love stories - Sheffield Wire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These alumni couples left with more than a degree from The University of Sheffield and have shared their heart-warming stories of finding lasting love.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/02\/16\/sheffield-alumni-love-stories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sheffield Alumni love stories - 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