A Nigerian lady known as Barakat has taken to social media to share a lesson about how she practiced patience as a virtue and she got her heart desire.

The young woman revealed that the man she dated for eight years eventually became her husband last year.

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Barakat and her husband started dating in 2014 and stayed together till 2022 when they eventually tied the knot by Islamic law (Nikah).

She shared their throwback photo, and the one of them in 2022 when they became a married couple.

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The happy wife said; “We dated for eight years, we are now officially husband and wife. Patience is key”.

''Patience is key'', says lady who married boyfriend after dating for 8 years - lady marry boyfriend