"I don’t know how I fell in love, it’s strange. My friend shared my phone number with a friend and then he shared with him. He then called me and we started talking. After 2 days I added him on to Facebook and we shared our photos.

He likes me and I liked him too. We decided to run away and get married.

My family didn’t like it and stop talking with me. I moved to India with my husband. I tried to contact my family but they never received my call. I miss my family so badly. They still haven’t forgiven me.

I hope one day their anger will melt away and accept me and my husband. I understand their feelings but whatever happened I can’t change it. Life is something that we can’t control and living away from my family is so painful."

Bishnu Pandey