My husband and I come together during the Covid-19 pandemic

Illustration: Anny Nhi

My husband and I know each other through the app dating. We are different in ethnicity, culture and even knew each other at the time when the epidemic in Vietnam started to break out.

At that time, my business was lost, he also spent a lot of money to be able to do paperwork and apply for an extension of time to work in Vietnam. But somehow, at that time, two souls full of anxiety, stress, always in a state of “out of pocket” like us, decided to start a relationship. No romance, no gifts, no restaurants because you have to save money.

Life goes on quietly, the Covid-19 epidemic is still raging, we still have a lot of worries because both of our professions have been severely affected. The day before, I was naturally bored, bored because I had not achieved anything in life, bored in love, bored because I never saw him act romantically, in general, bored of everything.

I go all day and come home late at night, lying on the sofa and dialing the phone. Suddenly raising my head, in front of my eyes is a simple but dear image: he has just finished cooking, is washing dishes, with my beanie still on his head (I must have been gone all day without texting so he remembered), wearing “auntie” pajamas I hunt for sale online.

Naturally, I saw him as a bowl of onion porridge in the midst of countless delicious delicacies. He always let me taste a spoon when the food was close enough to see if it was to my taste. After the meal, he always said thank you, complimented the delicious food no matter who cooked it because he said it was always me who went to the market.

He doesn’t mind doing housework either, but it’s more fun if the two of you do it together. For example, if I put my clothes in the washing machine, he will dry and collect them. His catchphrase is always “Can i hug you” or “Will you cuddle me tonight” (I’ll hug you tonight).

Of course, because of cultural differences, we still have a lot of funny things when we live together. But for me, this “bowl of onion porridge” may not be delicious, but it comes at the right time, for the right person and comes with a strong love.

Maybe a simple person, who never wears makeup, doesn’t even wear lipstick like me, would match someone who doesn’t like doing romantic acts, but builds them up. love from the little everyday things, like you.

(Thanh, Tay Ho, Hanoi)

According to Zing