Every Love Story is unique—some begin with an instant spark, others take time to unfold, and a few start in the most unexpected ways.
A Beautiful Journey of Love: Hannah & Frank’s Unexpected Love Story
They say love finds you when you least expect it, and for me, that moment came in May 2021—at a house party in Cape Town, with curfews looming and masks still very much a thing. I was on holiday, blissfully unaware that I was about to meet my future husband. Enter Matt: charming, easy to talk to, and apparently, terrible at compliments. His first words to me? “You have nice feet.” (He meant teeth, but the damage was done.)
Despite the questionable start, we clicked instantly, bonding over mutual friends and the oddity of never having met before. A month later, I returned to Cape Town for a short visit. But fate—and an unexpected lockdown—had other plans. My brief stay turned into an extended one, and before I knew it, Matt had himself a full-time lockdown buddy. While some relationships crumbled under the pressure, ours thrived. By the end of the year, I packed up and moved to Cape Town for good.
Since then, life has been a whirlwind of adventures, beach days, early-bird jol tickets, and way too many new restaurant discoveries. In August 2022, we added Molly, our four-legged mischief-maker, to the mix.
Looking back, I can’t help but laugh at how it all began—with an accidental foot fetish comment. But hey, if that’s what it took to find my forever, I wouldn’t change a thing.
Here is their “Love Story”—beautiful, real, and written by fate.
