We’re the plot twist: long-distance, military, cancer—still giving main character couple energy. 🎬💘
We would like to thank you for supporting Joy and Ryan in this year's competition. Your participation allows us to aid both the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Oceana in their respective missions to support hunger relief and ocean conservation.
We were both healing from toxic relationships—he was a Marine in Okinawa, I was a virtual nurse in the Philippines. I downloaded Snapchat just to vibe… and quick added a stranger who turned out to be everything. It started with dark humor and endless calls—and now we’re living a real love story we never saw coming. 🫶
What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?This might be confusing to some but it was flying to Japan to be with him when he got diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. We got medevaced to Hawaii, lived in a hotel for a month, and somehow found laughter in all the chaos. We didn’t have much—but we had each other. It’s scary and beautiful and real. That’s when I knew: we’re unbreakable. 💘
What would you do with $20,000?We’d finally take a real vacation—no hospitals, no chemo, just ocean air and peace. We’d invest in our future, maybe start a small business or save for a cozy home. And of course… spoil each other like we deserve. 😌✨
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