Woman goes viral for unconventional love story as she insists 4ft husband is not AI-generated

Daily Mail​

2 days ago

A Canadian content creator has revealed that she had to reassure strangers online that photos of her four-foot husband were not AI-generated.
Anita Wing Lee and Timothy Muttoo, from Toronto, met through mutual friends in 2021, but despite having plenty in common, their romantic connection wasn't instant, and she initially friend-zoned him.
She said that their height difference was an issue for her at first, as she asked herself: 'How does a "regular" 5'4" woman fall in love with a four-foot-tall man?'
Tim, an engineer and co-founder of a Canadian charity working to make clean drinking water accessible to all, was the first to develop romantic feelings, but Anita saw her future husband as a 'great friend'.
But after reflecting on her emotions she decided to give Tim a chance and she soon realized Tim was everything she was looking for in a husband: he was kind and with 'no red flags'.
Eventually going from friends to partners, the couple got engaged in September 2024 before tying the knot this year.
They are now sharing their story on their own website to prove love does come in all shapes and sizes.
Tim was born in Canada, while Anita's family moved there from Cambridge when she was young. For 15 years, the pair lived just 20 minutes apart but were completely unaware of each other.
They first met at a mutual friend's birthday party in 2021. Soon, they would form a strong friendship, spending hours talking to one another and going on trips together.
Eventually, Tim's feelings towards Anita turned romantic. Recalling their love story on their website, Anita said: 'Tim started texting me more frequently, and I found myself feeling uneasy. I didn't see him that way, and I already knew he liked me.
'I felt like I needed to put a stop to it, but at the same time, I didn't want to lose him as a friend.'
With the help of her sister, Anita drafted a message to try and explain that she wanted to remain as friends only, and maintain their boundaries with one another.
Anita said she hesitated over sending the text, and once she did send the message, she regretted it almost immediately, which suggested to her that her feelings were perhaps stronger for Tim than she realized.
However, she wondered: 'But how could I imagine myself with a 4-foot man? Tim's torso was normal-sized, but his arms and legs were shorter. While that could look cute in some ways, it wasn't what I had ever pictured in a partner.
'I had always envisioned myself looking up into my partner's eyes, but with Tim, that wasn't possible. What was I supposed to do?'
As she reflected on her feelings, she remembered the love story of motivational speaker Nick Vujicic, who was born with no arms and legs, and his wife Kanae.
She eventually discovered that she had strong romantic feelings for Tim and explained how she believed they could have something 'even better' than she pictured for her life.
They are now sharing their story online, with Anita recently writing on her Instagram account: 'I never prayed for someone tall.⁠ You know how people write out lists of what they're hoping for in a partner? I never actually wrote down 'tall', because I just assumed God would bring me someone tall. Ideally, someone 5 inches taller than me so I could wear heels and they'd still be taller.⁠
'But I never actually added it to my list, because there were other things that mattered more.'
She added: 'I prayed for someone with substance and character: a visionary, a humble world traveler, big-hearted and creative (or at least someone who understood my creative soul), with deep faith. And I always sensed he'd come from a different culture.⁠
'It all felt a bit contradictory, so I didn't know where God would find this person. How do you find someone who excels in the modern world and is totally open to leaving it all behind?⁠ But that's who I am. All those versions of me co-exist in me, so I trusted that God had someone out there who could hold it all.⁠
'As I got to know @timmuttoo, I saw he was all of these things.⁠ But… he wasn't tall. And when I asked God about it, He said,⁠ "Well, it wasn't on your list".⁠
'Hey!⁠ It wasn't on my list, because it just didn't matter as much as being with someone who understood me to the core and stood by me. Asking for someone tall felt so… surface-level, in comparison.⁠ And of course, God picked up on that little omission. Because the external of a person is just that, external. It's the internal - the heart, the soul, the kindness, the way they treat you and others - that truly matters.⁠⁠
'Thankfully, I processed the height thing… and now I actually think it's so adorable! It's an added bonus that brings so much fun and sweetness to our lives!⁠
'So if you're still waiting for your person⁠ …they may not look like what you pictured⁠ and that might be the best part.'
Loved up: Anita got her fairytale ending when she tuned into her feelings for Tim without letting preconceived notions of her 'perfect man' hold her back
In another post, she confessed: 'We know many of you have been curious about our story, how we met and how our love grew. And, no, we are not an AI-generated image.
'There's the short version (we met through mutual friends), and then there's the longer version, which we think is far more winding and wonderful. Something that we don't want to forget.'
'So we wrote it all down in the hope that it might inspire and encourage someone one day, right when you need it,' she added, before sharing a link to their website.