A loved-up couple claims they will ‘now not do surprises’ after travelling to go to one another in several nations on the identical day – even passing by way of the identical airport.
Salma Saade had solely identified her boyfriend Finlay McAfee for 5 months when he flew greater than 500 miles from Edinburgh to Paris for a shock go to in January 2017.
However unbeknown to Finlay, the loved-up programme officer had additionally booked a secret flight from Paris to shock him too – solely to reach in Scotland to search out he wasn’t house.
It was solely when Finlay’s flatmate revealed the software program engineer had made the identical daring gesture that the pair had been left stranded in separate cities for the day.
Salma has now revealed that 4 years on, the couple nonetheless discover it unattainable to shock one another as they each have the identical grand plans.
A loved-up couple claims they will ‘now not do surprises’ after travelling to go to one another in several nations on the identical day – even passing by way of the identical airport. Pictured: Salma Saade and her boyfriend Finlay McAfee



Salma Saade had solely identified her boyfriend Finlay McAfee for 5 months when he flew greater than 500 miles from Edinburgh to Paris for a shock go to in January 2017. She messaged his housemate (left) when she landed, solely to search out out he was in Paris. She tried to cease her boyfriend from travelling, however was too late
Taking to Twitter right now, Salma mentioned: ‘Joyful four-year anniversary to after I flew to Edinburgh to shock Finlay and he flew to Paris to shock me and this is the reason we do not do surprises anymore.’
Salma, who’s now based mostly in Hackney, east London, shared footage of the second Finlay’s flatmate revealed he had ‘flown to Paris to do the identical factor’ earlier than her boyfriend appealed for issues to do alone in his 12-hours within the Metropolis of Love.
She additionally shared a selfie taken by her beau, standing alone in entrance of the Arc de Triomphe to see if any of his Fb buddies are there.
Selma first textual content Finlay’s housemate to ask: ”Hey Adam, have you learnt if Finlay’s within the flat by any likelihood?’


Salma, (left) who’s now based mostly in Hackney, east London, shared footage of the second Finlay’s flatmate revealed he had ‘flown to Paris to do the identical factor’ earlier than her boyfriend appealed for issues to do alone in his 12-hours within the Metropolis of Love (proper)

After posting on social media, the hilarious textual content message screenshots attracted greater than 69,000 retweets – with commenters claiming their relationshi p is just like the plot of a rom-com

Finlay himself replied including: ‘Seems we had been in Edinburgh Airport on the similar time getting in reverse instructions
Adam replied saying: ‘He simply flew to Paris, love to do the identical factor. Like actually’ earlier than Salma rapidly tried to cease her boyfriend’s journey, just for him to disclose he’d simply landed within the French capital.
After posting on social media, the hilarious textual content message screenshots attracted greater than 69,000 retweets – with commenters claiming their relationship is just like the plot of a rom-com.
Finlay himself replied including: ‘Seems we had been in Edinburgh Airport on the similar time getting in reverse instructions.
‘That is simply past phrases! When’s your new romantic dramedy dropping on Netflix?’ one individual wrote.
‘I could not even get my (now ex) girlfriend to plan a single date for us and these two are flying round making an attempt to shock one another,’ mentioned one other. ‘The place the hell do I join that?’
‘Your love is killing the planet,’ one other joked.
‘That is rom-com materials,’ added a 3rd.
‘That is the cutest s*** I’ve ever seen. You are like a rom-com couple come to life,’ wrote one other.
‘Been there and now hubby and I do not dare do this anymore.
‘Fortunately our distance was shorter. Identical nation completely different states,’ wrote one.
‘You two are clearly soul-mates,’ mentioned one other.
Some joked it was like scene from Associates, the place Ross travels to London to shock his estranged spouse Emily, just for her to do the identical and journey to New York.






Folks mentioned the couple had been ‘like one thing out of a rom com’ and in contrast it to a scene from Associates