In a world that moves fast and rarely slows down, there’s something powerful about hearing a real love story.

Not the perfect, picture-perfect kind — but the honest ones. The stories shaped by time, faith, hope, and the everyday choice to keep showing up for each other.

A Love Story That Started as Pretend

This week on Lucy & Kel for Brekkie, Yolanda from Infantry Gully shared her story — and it’s one we haven’t heard before.

It started as fake dating on Facebook. “We might as well just pretend in real life,” they thought. But then something shifted. They started seeing each other differently. Feelings grew. Their first kiss came on a year-end tour.

This year, Yolanda and Franco are celebrating nine years of marriage.

Was it manifesting? Entrapment? Fake it till you make it?

Whatever you call it — it’s real love now.

Love Isn’t Just for Valentine’s Day

As Valentine’s Day approaches this Saturday, the usual debate comes up: “It’s just made up to sell things.”

But here’s the thing — it’s a day where we can focus on love. On loving each other, on our relationships, on putting time and effort into our partners.

And while that focus should be there every day of the week, sometimes we need a reminder to slow down and celebrate what we have.

Your Story Matters

Whether your love story started at McDonald’s, on a year-end tour, or with a fake Facebook relationship — it carries meaning.

Because real love stories don’t just inspire us — they connect us.

💛 Want to share your love story with Lucy & Kel? Head to thelight.com.au — we’d love to hear how your greatest love story began.