A look at the stories of various couples from around the globe
The Different Faces of Love
- By Reuters
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Noor Djait, 31, an architect, and Ismail Benmiled, 36, a businessman, pose for a photograph with their three-year-old son, Said, and four-month-old daughter, Malek, at their house in Tunis, Tunisia, Feb. 9, 2018. Noor and Ismail lived on the same road ... growing up, but never became close until they met in a nightclub when she was 17. "That night was the first time ... I talked to him. I remember I took off my shoes to dance on the table. At the end I only found one, Ismail found the other. He brought it to me two days later, like Cinderella." They began a relationship but, with Ismail five years her senior, she was concerned about their age difference and they broke up. But Ismail persisted. He went to Rome years later, where she was finishing her architecture studies, and proposed marriage shortly after. "We have been married for six years, we have two children and our love has not changed an iota. We are as in love as we were in the beginning," Djait said.
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Daniela, 37, a Berlin-born social educator, and her partner Arda, 39, a German architect with Turkish roots, pose in front of Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 4, 2018. "I saw Arda in 2015 at an exhibition at the museum. And he recognized me, as well. A smile from both sides. One hour later, we were sitting together and having a cup of coffee. Now we live together in a nice flat," said Daniela.
