When most people look for love online, they turn to common dating websites such as eHarmony and Match.com, but one couple found unexpected love in a Halo chat room.
Five years ago, in the virtual lobby of the game Halo 3, Cady Harris of Houston, Texas, met Will Jarman of Cleveland, Tennessee. Harris told ABC News that they played games for hours at a time and later friended each other on Facebook. The relationship progressed from there.
At first, they communicated only through the game, but eventually the chatting moved to online dating. Harris said her parents were skeptical at first, but then her mom spoke with Jarman on the phone a couple of times and she really liked him.
Harris says she and Jarman chatted for three years on Xbox, Myspace, Facebook, and Skype. When the two saw each other for the first time on Skype, their friendship quickly blossomed into romance. She wrote, "Once we talked 'face to face' we hit it off as a couple from then on."
In a video, the lovebirds, who had yet to meet in person, can be seen at the George Bush Airport in Houston embracing each other. The video has tons of fans on social media. One Twitter user wrote, "Got to say this is super cute." The video, which has been viewed almost a million times, has received mostly positive comments, with many wishing the couple well, noting how happy the two look, and encouraging the pair's long-distance love.
