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Story from Jam Press (Ukrainian Romance)
Pictured: Guy and Karyna.
Loved-up Brit set to wed Ukrainian refugee after being single his whole life
A man who has been single his whole life is set to wed after falling in love with a Ukrainian refugee.
Guy Wilson met Karyna Kulyk while volunteering in his hometown.
The 34-year-old made her way to the UK to escape her war-ravaged country with her son Serafim, now seven.
Guy, 49 - who admits he lacked confidence and struggled to find the one of his whole life.
He believed he was never going to meet anyone because of it.
But after almost five decades of being single, an unexpected turn of events led Guy, of Chepstow, South Wales to meet Karyna.
Guy told What's The Jam: “Love always finds a way.
“In my case, I thought I knew where my life was going but suddenly a world event changed all that.
“I’m so thrilled we found each other.
“Girls were a new thing to me at my age and my mum and dad never expected me to meet anyone.
“But 18 months on, I have a fiancé and a seven-year-old little boy who wants me to adopt him – it’s been a whirlwind!”
Karyna, of Mezhova, near Donetsk, Ukraine was forced to leave her life behind after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
After leaving her home on the front line, the last thing Karyna expected was to fall in love with a kind stranger.
She says many members of her family had to stay in Ukraine and can hear shells fire every day.
Karyna said: “When I came to the UK, I had my son and my suitcase.
“I had to leave everything else behind.”
Guy added: “When I watched the news, I was horrified.
“I never dreamt I would meet a Ukrainian and all of a sudden you fall in love with a person from this place.
“You never expect to meet someone from a war zone.”
In January last year, Guy met Karyna whilst volunteering at St Briavel’s Ukrainian Support Hub in the Forest of Dean.
He is a member of The Chepstow Rotary Club which supported the charit