Filipina finds love on Duolingo, gets married to the man who kept congratulating her

Single? Forget dating apps. You may want to improve your foreign language skills instead. 

Take cues from Amanda Lopez, a woman who lives in the Philippines and just got married to a man she met through language learning app Duolingo.

“How it started (vs) How it’s going ,” Duolingo wrote on social media.

According to the Duolingo blog, Amanda first joined in 2013 and was in the process of learning Mandarin, the fourth language she took up on the app after Italian, German, and Spanish, when she met Rob, a fellow Mandarin learner, who kept congratulating her on her streak.

“Their paths didn’t cross until 2021, when one day Amanda started getting notifications from someone congratulating her on her Duolingo streak. Spoiler: it was Rob!” The website wrote.

Amanda clicked on Rob’s profile and wanted to reach out to him personally, so she searched for his name on Facebook and sent him a message. Rob responded a few days later.

“Little did Amanda know, Rob also tried finding her on Facebook, but with her name being fairly common, it was a shot in the dark,” the Duolingo blog read.

As Amanda and Rob met during the pandemic, it wasn’t until 2022 when the two met in person, as Rob flew to the Philippines to meet Amanda and her family. The two got engaged and tied the knot in January this year.

“They even incorporated ‘Duolingo-inspired multilingual greetings’ for their bridal party as they entered the reception! It was a beautiful day, and we’re so grateful that we could play a small part in bringing these two together,” it wrote.

Amanda and Rob’s love story inspired followers not just from the Philippines but from all over the world.

“I’ve been on Duolingo for almost four years now, and the only relationship I got is a toxic one with the green Owl who puts a lot of effort into making me feel guilty every time I stop using the app,” one user joked.

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