Llia Apostolou met her husband on Twitter (Picture: Twitter/Lila Apostolou)

Every now and then, a story comes along that makes you believe something is meant to be.

Like how Llia Apostolou asked a stranger on Twitter to pretend to be her husband as a joke… And married him for real three years later.

She posted in 2014: ‘Are you a man? Can I borrow you for a wedding next weekend? Bonus points if you can source a baby that I can pretend is mine too.’

Phil Gibson replied taking the bait, saying he was available ‘with a suit and everything’.


She replied: ‘See you at the altar.’

Almost exactly three years later, I can say… Reader, I married him. ? https://t.co/4Gldzbbsw2 — Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 5, 2017

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Phil replied, ‘It’s a date! Just a date though, right?’

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After he said his grandma was excited to meet her, Llia replied: ‘That’s nice and all, but I didn’t invite her to my wedding. No, wait, THE wedding. Slip of the tongue.’

He didn’t actually go with her to her sister’s wedding, but they arranged to meet up for a drink that week.

Writing on her blog, Llia described how she ‘tried to swat away the feeling that I was heading towards a moment that would change my life forever.’

But as it turns out, that feeling was totally right.

Did it! Here's me and my wife @Llia on the way back from the registry office. pic.twitter.com/Q117Rx1XE2 — Phil Gibson (@philgibson01) July 4, 2017

Happy birthday to me! I've woken up in a huge four poster bed… WITH MY BRAND NEW HUSBAND. ??? pic.twitter.com/OtiBxW52VO — Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 4, 2017

But still – I jokingly wished to marry him, having not even met him, and it happened. Still blows my mind. — Llia Apostolou (@Llia) July 5, 2017

Your daily reminder that love is out there <3