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Turid from the Netherlands fell in love with Moussé from Senegal when she was staying in Senegal.

She went back, but realized that Moussé was the one.Turid: ‘I called him and said: 'I am coming to Senegal next month and I want to marry you.' He replied: 'Can I call you back tomorrow?’Turid didn’t know it at the time, but Moussé had to do something important before he could answer her question: ‘I first had to ask my parents, that’s tradition in Africa. But they thought is was great, asked me if I was in love and I said “yes!”, so we married,’ he smiles. Now they live in The Netherlands with their three children.

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