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A 49-year-old single man falls in love with the Ukrainian refugee he helped

A man who has been single all his life will finally get married after falling in love with a Ukrainian refugee he helped when she was fleeing war. Guy Wilson met Karyna Kulyk while volunteering in his home town of Chepstow.

The 34-year-old traveled to Britain to escape her war-torn country with her son Seraphim, now seven. Guy, 49, says he lacked confidence and struggled to find “the one” all his life.




He had accepted that he would never meet anyone, but after nearly five decades of being single, an unexpected turn of events led Guy to meet Karyna.

Guy said: “Love always finds a way. In my case, I thought I knew where my life was going, but suddenly a world event changed everything.

Guy, Karyna and her son Seraphim

“I’m so glad we found each other. Girls were a new thing to me at my age, and my mom and dad didn’t expect me to meet anyone.

“But 18 months on, I have a fiance and a seven-year-old boy who wants to adopt him – it’s been a whirlwind!”

Karyna from 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 lines, the last thing Karyna expected was to fall in love with a kind stranger.

She says many members of her family have had to stay in Ukraine and can hear shelling every day. Karyna said: “When I came to the UK I had my son and my suitcase. I had to leave everything behind.”

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