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A couple, Erin Smith, 38 and Alex Barker, 45, who cannot smile because of a rare condition have fallen in love.

The newly engaged couple is suffering from the rare condition called Moebius syndrome, which causes paralysis of the cranial nerves, meaning sufferers cannot make any facial expressions.

Ironically, the disease brought Mr Barker, from Coventry and Ms Smith, from North Carolina, together, reports Metro UK.

The couple found love after meeting on a social media site for people with Moebius syndrome, and after just four dates, they got engaged.

Ms Smith said, “At first, I would never have thought that I would ever fall in love with someone that was born with the same thing I was.

“But I mean it’s not just the Moebius, we have a lot of other things in common too. It is so nice to have someone that understands me for me. I love his British accent. It makes me melt. It does. It just gives me chills.”

The couple, whose speech is also affected, have to be creative when expressing their feelings due to the fact they’re unable to smile.

Mr Barker added: “I can tell when Erin is happy because she always puts her head on one side and goes “ooh,” and I think although we can’t show facial expression, we know each other’s mannerisms, so when we’re upset or when we’re frustrated or whatever, there is a lot of nonverbal communication that goes on.

“I think the eyes tell a lot too. Not just Alex, but my family and friends have always said that they can look in my eyes and I smile with my eyes, they know I am happy.”

BY GISTMORE - http://gistmore.com/couple-cant-smile-rare-condition-fall-love-photo

:DWell isn't this interesting,?

Hahahahahaha

Please how do I share things here from other site? Just like how you did Yours

Allaboutkatiee:
:DWell isn't this interesting?

Oh really?

USA get name for everything why for Nigeria na witchcraft coz am .

izzou:
Chai

I can't imagine the extent to which their pictures will be used as memes on this forum

Chai

And the guy above you just used it

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Wonders Will Never End. So inability To Smile Is A Sickness too

Allaboutkatiee:
And the guy above you just used it

this is how they smile

The headline sef

Na real wa o

Awww

the lady looks like mia khalifa a little bit....

This picture will be use so many times by NL users as memes.. .But every sickness get name for white people but if we can't identify the name we tagged it witchcraft or villagecraft

My condolences

This one strong o

New meme loading......

When u crack a dry joke...hehehehehe!

Sorry I forgot to smile..

Nobody should use their condition as a joke, it's not funny.

Shame on you, if the only thing you could think of after reading about them is a meme.

chicoMX:
Shame on you, if the only thing you could think of after reading about them is a meme.

Hypocrite

Lemme just reserve my comment

Till I catch you using this as a meme

Allaboutkatiee:
Hypocrite
Lemme just reserve my comment
Till I catch you using this as a meme

Na you won't. I hardly use memes by the way

So an ordinary smile is worth more than the whole universe combined? Just imagine how this couple wished they were like us and you unbeliever instead of thanking God for the little things he has done, you criticize Him when people die and say he doesn't exist but you would not glorify Him when you see smiling faces all around you.

Dont they kiss or something?

God is great

Jst wen u think u hv seen it all

The world is a terrible place abeg...