![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/woman-marries-man-on-zoom-having-never-met-him-but-has-it-annulled-over-cheating-fears/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1_SWNS_ZOOM_ANNULMENT_07.jpg&description=A woman who wed a man she never met in person has had their online marriage annulled - the marriage, officated ver Zoom video chat broke down after suspicions of infidelity A woman who married a man she had never met in person has had their marriage annulled, saying it feels like "a weight lifted". Ayse Reeves, 27, met Darrin Martin, then 24, on a Facebook group during lockdown in November 2020. The couple became romantically involved despite never meeting in person. The couple married in August 2021, still never having met in person. Ayse, from Lancashire in the UK, had tried visiting Darrin in Michigan, USA earlier in 2021 but was denied entry by immigration officials who claimed she 'didn't have enough money in her bank to support herself' and he 'didn't have strong enough ties to the UK.' This didn't deter Darrin from proposing in May 2021 via FaceTime. Their virtual marriage ceremony was officiated via Zoom and made legally binding in Utah, USA, taking advantage of new laws allowing online international unions. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Both of their families supported the quickly-escalating relationship. Darrin had even asked Ayse's father for his blessing prior to proposing. They began speaking daily on the phone despite the five-hour time difference - and Ayse completely altered her sleep pattern so she could sleep at the same time as him. The couple initially planned to tie the knot when they finally got the chance to meet for the first time. But, after reading about a new law passed that made international virtual wedding ceremonies legal in the state of Utah, US, they decided to go ahead straight away. Ayse and Darrin tied the knot on August 19, 2021, in an online ceremony, while their parents watched. But cracks soon emerged. Ayse became suspicious that Darrin was cheating after he became "distant" only a month into their marriage. She filed for an annulment in December 2021, citing "non-cons){kind=link}
A woman who wed a man she never met in person has had their online marriage annulled – the marriage, officated ver Zoom video chat broke down after suspicions of infidelity
A woman who married a man she had never met in person has had their marriage annulled, saying it feels like “a weight lifted”.
Ayse Reeves, 27, met Darrin Martin, then 24, on a Facebook group during lockdown in November 2020. The couple became romantically involved despite never meeting in person.
The couple married in August 2021, still never having met in person. Ayse, from Lancashire in the UK, had tried visiting Darrin in Michigan, USA earlier in 2021 but was denied entry by immigration officials who claimed she ‘didn’t have enough money in her bank to support herself’ and he ‘didn’t have strong enough ties to the UK.’
This didn’t deter Darrin from proposing in May 2021 via FaceTime. Their virtual marriage ceremony was officiated via Zoom and made legally binding in Utah, USA, taking advantage of new laws allowing online international unions.