In the name of love, Deborah Badu had to move 9,000 miles to marry the love of her life Saitoty Babu who is the same age as her daughter. Age is just a number when it comes to love huh?
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American Deborah Babu, 60, wasn’t expecting to fall in love when she met her now- husband, Saitoty Babu, 30, while travelling in Tanzania with her daughter, Royce, 30, in October 2017. The mother and daughter were walking on a beach in Zanzibar, Tanazania, when they bumped into two Maasai, one of which was Saitoty, who offered them souvenirs.
Deborah declined but asked if she could have a photo with them as she had never met a Maasai and the pair struck up a conversation with Saitoty.
Saitoty asked Deborah to send him the photo and then kept in touch with her after he had her number. The two bonded over a beach walk the next evening but Deborah didn’t see it going any further because of the age gap.
Despite this, Saitoty followed her to her next destination in Tanzania and was upset when she had to leave to go back to Sacramento, California, US, two weeks later.
The friends kept in touch, and Saitoty called Deborah every day to check in and talked about wanting to marry her.
After Deborah’s children encouraged her to “go for it” if he made her happy, she flew out to meet Saitoty in late December 2017 and said ‘yes’ when he got down on one knee after they reunited. After having a Maasai wedding in June 2018 – a traditional ceremony – the couple had a legal wedding in July 2022 and still hope to have a bigger Maasai celebration – which will have more family and tribesman coming together.
Deborah – who now uses her Maasai name Nashipai – and lives with Saitoty and his family in Ubena, Tanzania, couldn’t be happier. Deborah, a retired police officer, said: “I never expected to find a husband and marry someone so much younger than me but he is the kindest and most caring man.
“When he first brought up marrying me I thought he was crazy. “But my children and family said I shouldn’t care about the age gap as I’d been alone long enough and deserved to be happy.
“It’s a very different life here in Tanzania but I’m happy. “Saitoty has been accused of only being with me for a green card which hurts because I know how little his desire is to live in America.
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