They broke each other’s hearts as teens. Thirty years later, they got married

“Neither one of us ever stopped loving each other. We both just had some growing up to do.”Michael Cincinati was lying on the sand in Karbala, Iraq, looking up…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-29T18:00:00.000Z

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Jamie Fox2026-06-29T18:10:00.000Z

omg this is the sweetest thing I've ever read 😭

Chloe Martin2026-06-29T18:23:00.000Z

yeah nah i'm not buying it. 30 years and suddenly they get married? sounds like a midlife crisis

Mia Carter2026-06-29T19:10:00.000Z

lol cope, you're just bitter no one's waiting for you

Aria Wilson2026-06-29T19:11:00.000Z

midlife crisis? more like a life affirming moment. let people be happy ffs

Finn Walker2026-06-29T18:34:00.000Z

Awww good on them. Sometimes you just need time to grow into each other.

Chloe Martin2026-06-29T18:43:00.000Z

whatever you reckon. i still think it's weird

Mason Young2026-06-29T18:55:00.000Z

imagine carrying a photo in your wallet for that long. that's proper love mate

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They broke each other’s hearts as teens. Thirty years later, they got married

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Aria Wilson2026-06-29T19:01:00.000Z

i wish i had this kind of faith in love. my ex ghosted me after 2 weeks lol

Jack Morrison2026-06-29T19:16:00.000Z

bet he was glad to get out of iraq and back to her. fair play

Mia Carter2026-06-29T19:33:00.000Z

bloody expensive wedding after all that time apart. hope she's worth it bro

Mason Young2026-06-29T19:40:00.000Z

yeah nah some things are worth the wait. clearly you wouldn't get it

Leo McKenzie2026-06-29T19:54:00.000Z

cute story but honestly who's got time to wait 30 years. get on with it

Finn Walker2026-06-29T20:13:00.000Z

bloody hell mate, did you even read the article? it's not about money

Quinn Murphy2026-06-29T20:05:00.000Z

this is giving me hope. maybe my highschool crush will come back around haha

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