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Woman’s tweet to a bookstore’s Twitter account resulted in love and marriage

Published 15:40 18 Jul 2016 BST

Ladies, it's time to get your Twitter out.

Nothing beats a good love story. We've had Posh and Becks, Romeo and Juliet, Kim and Kanye, and more that I can't even care to remember. In 2016, the latest love story to emerge is that of newlyweds Victoria Carlin and Jonathan O'Brien. Their love story began in 2012 when Victoria tweeted the bookshop Waterstone's Twitter account, confessing her enjoyment of the user's unusual tweets.

well I'm in love with whoever is manning the @WstonesOxfordSt account. Be still my actual beating heart.
— Victoria (@VictoriaOB_) November 20, 2012

It was actually a first tweet about Pokemon that caught Victoria's eye, proving that the Japanese anime game is something of an aphrodisiac in people.

#bookfacts While there are now millions of books, the first 150 were obviously the best. No, wait..that's Pokemon. #pokemonfacts — WaterstonesTCR (@WaterstonesTCR) November 20, 2012

In a flirty exchange, the anonymous Twitter account and Victoria exchanged messages and following their tweets, met up in real life.

@WstonesOxfordSt pffft. Book nerds > dreamboats. #girlfacts — Victoria (@VictoriaOB_) November 20, 2012

According to Mashable, the pair went on their first date walking and later on to a cocktail bar, with Jonathan confessing: "It was easily the best first date I've ever been on (and hopefully the last first date I'll ever go on). I brought a book of The Wizard of Oz as a present because Victoria had mentioned to me how much she loves the film." Four years later, the nerdy pair got married (in the presence of a Pokemon, no less) and the end results are just adorable.