The successful 90 Day Fiancé couples first met through social media.

A popular way for 90 Day Fiancé couples to meet is on international dating apps. However, many couples also first connected thanks to social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Sliding into the messages of someone from another country might seem like a long shot, but many couples have actually turned their flirty messages into thriving relationships. Even more impressively, many of these relationships have survived in the real world.

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90 Day Fiancé cast face unique dating challenges. Couples often deal with language barriers and cultural differences. That is why taking a social media relationship into the real world can often result in breakups. However, a number of franchise couples have put the effort into making their marriages and relationships work. Discover the most successful 90 Day Fiancé couples who started things on social media.

Rebecca Parrott & Zied Hakimi (Facebook)

Rebecca Parrott Zied Hakimi 90 Day Fiancé Wedding Dress

Rebecca Parrott and Zied Hakimi defied the odds with their Facebook romance. Older American grandmother Rebecca connected with young Tunisian man Zied on Facebook first on Zied seems to be thriving in the US and loves his time with his wife Rebecca.

Kyle Huckabee & Bajaree Boonma (Facebook)

90 Day Fiance Kyle Noon

Kyle Huckabee and Bajaree Boonma, better known as Noon, are one of the lucky couples who met on Facebook and fell in love. Kyle and Noon connected on the site when American Kyle was doing research for his trip to Noon’s home country of Thailand and first met in person why Kyle was on his vacation. Kyle and Noon naturally dealt with the issues of adapting to a relationship in the real world, including finding an appropriate apartment to live in together. However, their love was lauded for being honest, authentic, and genuine. Kyle and Noon consistently treated each other with kindness and are now considered one of the most beloved 90 Day Fiancé franchise couples. The duo proves that international Facebook romances can sometimes work out for the absolute best.

Evelyn Cormier & David Vázquez Zermeño (Facebook)

Evelyn and David in 90 Day Fiance Love Games hugging

Evelyn Cormier and David Vázquez Zermeño are another franchise couple who met on Facebook. Evelyn was only 18 to David’s 27 when he saw the Facebook page for Evelyn’s bank and decided to message her. The Spanish man and American woman struggled with Evelyn’s demands and their conservative beliefs. While Evelyn was called out by 90 Day Fiancé fans for being bratty and stuck up, her relationship with David has nonetheless proven to be authentic. David ed Evelyn through her American Idol run, which saw her place in the Top 14 on season 17. The couple is still married and Evelyn and David moved to Los Angeles together.

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Anna Campisi & Mursel Mistanoglu (Bee Keeping Forum)

Anna Campisi and Mursel Mistanoglu on 90 Day Fiance Season 7 at the airport looking happy

Anna Campisi and Mursel Mistanoglu connected on social media on a unique platform. The American mom and her Turkish future husband actually met on an online bee enthusiast group. Their chance encounter gave way to a lasting romance, though it was not without its difficulties. For one, Anna and Mursel relied heavily on a translation app to communicate. Mursel also had to adapt to being a step-parent when he took his romance with Anna into the real world. However, Mursel and Anna proved that their online connection was the real deal. Their romance has been lasting, and audiences loved watching Mursel bond with Anna’s children. The fact that Anna and Mursel were two beekeepers who fell in love made them popular among franchise fans. The couple currently run Anna’s beekeeping business together and produce natural products with their honey.

Robert Springs & Anny Francisco (Facebook)

Robert Springs and Anny Francisco in 90 Day Fiance Smiling

Robert Springs and Anny Francisco are yet another Facebook success story even if the odds were stacked against them. The Florida father and the Dominican Republic beauty talked every day for half a year until Robert booked a cruise that stopped in Anny’s home country. Robert was clearly smitten with his online partner, as he proposed to Anny within eight hours of meeting her in person. Their romance was soon met with harsh reality after Anny found out Robert wanted her to be a stay-at-home mom and Robert discovered Anny wanted a luxurious life. Anny also was shocked that Robert had five other children from four different women in addition to his young son she helped raise. However, the duo managed to navigate the real world and currently are still married and share two children together.

Kenneth Niedermeier & Armando Rubio (Online Group)

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Kenneth Niedermeier and Armando Rubio met in an online group for gay fathers and dated long-distance until American Kenny moved to Mexico to be with Armando. The Armando and Kenny’s romance has proved to be the real deal. The couple is very much in love and they share a tender and real romance that is devoid of much of the franchise’s signature romantic drama and deception. Kenny and Armando made their love official in marriage and currently raise Armando’s adorable daughter Hannah.

Brandon Gibbs & Julia Trubkina (FaceTime)

Julia Trubkina and Brandon Gibbs from 90 Day Fiancé season 8, sitting on the couch

Brandon Gibbs and Julia Trubkina had a fateful meeting that is unique to the franchise. Julia was working as a go-go dancer when Brandon saw the brunette beauty in the background of a FaceTime phone call. Brandon was so smitten with Julia that he got her information and immediately said she looked like his future wife. Though Julia faced considerable issues with Brandon’s overbearing parents after she discovered he still lived on their farm, her love for Brandon has pulled her through the drama. 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? season 6 and share a gorgeous German Shepherd dog named Simba. It also appears that Julia gets along better with her in-laws outside of filming for 90 Day Fiancé content.

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