Our Story

Who would have guessed that a long-distance online romance from the days before video calls would lead to forever? It sounds like a Hallmark movie, but here is the real-life story of Momoh and Amy.

Picture it — 2005

Two 20-something kids met online. With 1000 miles between them the connection was powerful and real. They shared dreams about a future together, talked about having 24 kids, and wore out their flip phones by calling and texting constantly. For over a year, and with only one in-person visit in October 2006, they made a long-distance relationship a priority. As undergraduate students, travel back and forth was expensive and felt impossible. School and extracurricular commitments were demanding and time-consuming. Eventually, though the future felt bright for them and their newfound love, the distance took its toll and the relationship ended.

>>> Fast-forward 18 years. >>>

Momoh ~ In August 2024, after years of searching social media and calling a few wrong numbers, I had a dream where I was standing next to Amy and she was holding a baby. A cousin in Liberia reached out to me and said that he had the *same dream* on the same night. I knew I needed to take this as a sign and search for Amy again, but this time I just searched the internet. I used her full name and added “Wyoming” to see if that would help. A profile popped up with contact information, so I sent an email never knowing if it would be returned, “Hi Amy, my name is Momoh, was thinking about you and did a search and found you. Just writing to say hi. Hope you’re good.”

Amy ~ While trying to soak up the last few days of summer, ignoring responsibility, and camping in my favorite Wyoming mountains with family, I had to attend a webinar. Fortunately, my family was up for an adventure and willing to have breakfast and hang around our favorite local lodge so that I could borrow the restaurant wi-fi for a few hours. Like we all do, I also checked my email during lulls in the webinar. I saw an email from an “unknown sender” in my work inbox. After thinking about it a bit, I decided to open the email. I read it and then closed it, immediately thinking “this has to be Catfish. Even Outlook is warning me not to trust the unknown sender.” After the webinar, I left internet and phone service to return to camping, fishing, and enjoying my time in the mountains – the email left unanswered and waiting on the to-do list for my eventual return to “real life” time a few days later. The email, though, was nagging me and just sitting in the back of my mind for the next few days. I couldn’t decide what to do with it, “There’s no way he is looking for me after all this time! But, then again, what if…?”

Momoh ~ The first day – nothing. The second day – nothing. I said to myself, “you see?! She’s married and she doesn’t want to be bothered.” But then, the third day? YES!!!! I saw a reply! I was afraid to open it, thinking she was going to say, “Don’t bother me, I’m married with kids…” What if she says she doesn’t want to talk to me? But a voice in my head said, “Why did you go through all this work if you’re not going to open the email?” So I opened it. I saw the first few words, “A voice from the past…” – this is a good sign! I cheered and did a little happy dance. I was jumping – physically and in spirit – I hadn’t even read the whole email yet! After I celebrated, I started to reply.

Amy ~ After the first back-and-forth, I could feel the connection. He was SO happy to hear from me – genuinely, sweetly, and characteristically the man I fell in love with all those years ago. He told me so in the first response: “I am soo happy right now!” I could actually feel his joy about my silly and extremely cautious first email back to him, “Wow — a voice from the past! I hope you’re doing well. So nice to hear from you.” How could this simple email make someone so happy? I remember cautioning myself to be patient, take my time and see where things go – “don’t read too much into it yet, you don’t know what he wants. He might be married and have kids… who even knows?”

Momoh ~ I found out through our emails that she was single. And I was single. And everything felt right and started right where it left off 18 years earlier.

Now we are excitedly planning our lives together. We are getting married June 20, 2026 and cannot wait to continue our love story.

Amy and Momoh remind each other often: this is 25-to-life with no parole. Thank you for being part of our journey!