Rajkot: Match-making may be a heavenly affair, but mariages are definitely earthy matters. While for some, it may be cakewalk, others may have to walk long for the cake, literally.
And so it was for Rafique Mansuri, a 32-year-old man from Amreli and Madina Banu, a Gir Somnath district resident, who found marriage to be indeed a very tall issue. Reason being their stunted height.
Rafique’s height never increased beyond one-and-half feet, while Madina Banu never went beyond two feet.
Mansuri had almost given up on finding a perfect partner for himself, until providence guarded its secret well for three decades.
And as they say, all’s well if it ends well, the duo solemnized their wedding on March 2 in a simple ceremony much to their families’ delight.
While the families kept the guest list short, curious wedding crashers made it the most talked-about affair in entire Jafrabad taluka of Amreli.
Rafique has his own paan shop in Timbi village of Jafrabad and also helps his father repair electronics appliances. “My son earns enough money and is self-made, but we were always worried about finding him a suitable girl,” said Rafique’s father Kasam Mansuri, adding that their quest literally spanned years of search.
“We happily came to know about Banu of Fatsar village of Gir Gadhada taluka,” said Rafique’s friend Madni Naya.
The two families met and the prospective couple too liked each other and so, the marriage was fixed for March 2, he added.