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Jul 18th 2016, 7:57 PM 9,668 Views 0 Comments

CnlQnYqXgAAH0y2 Source: Luna_Photo/Twitter

IF YOU’RE ON Twitter, chances are you have nursed a Twitter crush in your time. ”Oh, he’s so funny,” you think to yourself. “We’d be perfect together.”

Most of the time, Twitter crushes amount to absolutely nothing. Except, that is, in the case of Victoria and Jonathan O’Brien.

A few years ago, Victoria developed a crush on the person running the Waterstones Oxford Street account. With nothing to lose, she decided to declare her love for whoever was running it.

wstones Source: Victoria/Twitter

The person manning the bookshop responded…

fas Source: WaterstonesTCR/Twitter

Thus marking the beginning of a beautiful romance.

Source: Victoria/Twitter

Initially, the banter didn’t really lead to anything.

vaf Source: Victoria/Twitter

But then Jonathan O’Brien, the culprit behind the account, replied!

jaf Source: Victoria/Twitter

And soon, they were an item!

*dies*

Okay. So MAYBE. Maybe @JonathanOB_ beat the giant hamper of sweets for a backstage gift from @arenaflowers. Oof. pic.twitter.com/osHdWaAgOV
— Victoria OB (@VictoriaOB_) March 23, 2013

Source: Victoria/Twitter

And then, like something straight out of a Nora Ephron rom-com, the pair actually got married.

Dear reader, I married him #noreally #yeahidunnohoweither pic.twitter.com/OKuosKzdJL
— Victoria OB (@VictoriaOB_) July 17, 2016

Source: Victoria/Twitter

The tweet instantly went viral and people couldn’t cope with how adorable it was.

SOMEONE WRITE ME THIS BOOK BECAUSE THIS IS ADORABLE https://t.co/SLH9gQvudT
— Erica Cameron 💜🤍🖤 (@ByEricaCameron) July 17, 2016

Source: Erica Cameron/Twitter

This is the BEST THING. https://t.co/nXX22ybGOH
— Lucy Powrie (@LucyTheReader) July 17, 2016

Source: Lucy Powrie/Twitter

ROMCOMS I WOULD WATCH https://t.co/qdiG0WLmch
— Margaret H. Willison (@MrsFridayNext) July 17, 2016

Source: Margaret H. Willison/Twitter

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Everyone is loving this story of how a woman married her Twitter crush