They were a couple who lived more than 5,500 miles apart and only able to communicate via message or video call, but their romance got very serious, very quickly.
William Hargrove lived in Albany, Oregon, while Anna Repkina was in Moscow, Russia. They’d never met in person but a few months after connecting online, William and Anna were already talking about taking a leap of faith at Christmas and starting a future together.
After splitting from her boyfriend of seven years, caring Anna had been looking for love when she met William online on a Russian social networking site.
They seemed to have lots in common, including a love of music and live gigs, and William loved her affectionate nature and sense of humour.
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