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07-22-2016, 03:33 PM
Some Myanmar singles are marrying even if they've only met online
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YANGON — Esther Ngun Nei Mawi just had the kind of wedding she dreamed of as a young girl. There was a table stacked with gifts, a banquet, hundreds of her friends and family member in attendance and a bridal gown of handwoven fabric unique to her community in western Myanmar.*
There was, however, one vital thing missing: the groom.
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While Esther,19, was eating cake and dancing, her 25-year-old fiancé, Van Bawi Piang, was more than 1,400 miles away in Malaysia.*
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Esther's wedding picture
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Bawi Pi, as he's also k**wn, has lived abroad for the three years since he migrated from his village near Esther’s town of Falam. But thanks to some crude digital editing, that didn’t stop him from being in the wedding photo. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/myanmar-married-never-met/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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YANGON — Esther Ngun Nei Mawi just had the kind of wedding she dreamed of as a young girl. There was a table stacked with gifts, a banquet, hundreds of her friends and family member in attendance and a bridal gown of handwoven fabric unique to her community in western Myanmar.*
There was, however, one vital thing missing: the groom.
SEE ALSO: Classic tale of star-crossed lovers plays out in pet store (http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/star-crossed-pet-store/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
While Esther,19, was eating cake and dancing, her 25-year-old fiancé, Van Bawi Piang, was more than 1,400 miles away in Malaysia.*
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/ARDhIZ5tMMF-aB-gdvM7jeC6WAo=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F153592%2F13494935_266941856996756_28883657078 94970761_n.jpg
Esther's wedding picture
Image: esther ngun nei mawi
Bawi Pi, as he's also k**wn, has lived abroad for the three years since he migrated from his village near Esther’s town of Falam. But thanks to some crude digital editing, that didn’t stop him from being in the wedding photo. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/myanmar-married-never-met/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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