Facebook romance sees teenager fall for man 10,000 miles away after accepting his friend request
Distance was no object when it came to a teenager falling for a man who sent her a random Facebook friend request.
Rebecca Luff, 18, from Plymouth accepted the approach which came out of the blue from Michael Young.
The only snag was he lived 10,000 miles away in Adelaide, Australia, Mailonline reported.
They grew closer as they chatted online for a year and then by Skype. In September last year Michael made the 20 hour plus flight to meet her in person.
“When we first met it was like I had known him my whole life, it wasn't awkward at all. We just clicked,” she said.
“When we first started talking, I never thought it would be this serious. Nobody took us seriously for a long time; I think everyone thought it was all a bit bizarre.”
The couple had a break in Amsterdam and Rebecca has decided to take a sabbatical from her job to travel to Australia to meet his family.
A trip to Bondi beach is on the agenda, Rebecca said.
“It would be rude not to, since as I've gone all the way there,' she said. “I need to tick it off my bucket list.”
