Woman flew 9k miles to marry tribesman and 'couldn't be happier' despite 30-year age gap

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love when she met Saitoty, as she was travelling in Tanzania with her daughter, Royce, who is also 30, at the time.READ MORE:‘I’m 3’11 and my boyfriend is 6’8 - but we don’t care what people think’They met in October 2017, and she said she was totally swept off her feet.She admitted there was a period when she was worried the age gap would be a problem, but then Saitoty proposed.Fast forward five years and the couple are now married, and living in Tanzania, which is thousands of miles away from Deborah's original home in Sacramento, California, USA.When they met Deborah and her daughter were walking along a beach in Zanzibar, Tanazania.They bumped into two Maasai, one of which was Saitoty, who asked if they would like some souvenirs.Even though Deborah turned down the offer, she asked if she could have a picture taken with the pair.

He then asked Deborah to send him the photo, and the pair kept in touch after he gave her his number.It was the start of a blossoming romance – as they ended up going for a stroll across the beach the following evening.She didn't see the relationship going any further because of his age gap, but then Saitoty followed her to her next destination in Tanzania.Deborah said: "He was so sad when we had to jet back to California two weeks later."We didn't have any money with us, but I asked if we could take a photo as I had never met a Maasai."Now looking back at that photo it looks like we were already in love."Saitoty asked for me to send the photo to him and we kept in touch after he had my number, and the next night he came for a walk with my daughter and I."We talked for hours and found out we had so much in common like our sense of humour."They continued to chat and Saitoty called Deborah.