Jenise & Juwuan
Jenise & Juwuan
Juwuan & Jenise
Her Perspective: I was going through a season of God restoring my joy after a toxic situation. I constantly prayed about what I wanted my future to look like. One day, I was walking on the promenade leaving class and I saw this fine brother about to walk past me. He had on a navy blue suit and carried a briefcase as if he was a professor. Usually, when I see a cute guy, I’ll say something like, “Oh he’s real cute” and go on about my day. In this instance, I immediately started talking to God about what I saw! In my mind, I’m like, “God, please let my future husband dress and look like that! He looks like he owns this campus.” Little did I know I manifested my husband in that moment. We somehow connected on IG and exchanged likes until one day he finally slid in the DM!!
His Perspective: A good friend of mine was on an eBoard and made a scrapbook of all of the members. I saw her photo in the book with her IG handle and immediately followed her. We exchanged likes for a while until I finally had the courage to speak to her. During the time, Sarahah was a popular anonymous messenger app and her link was in her bio. So I sent a message saying “I have a huge crush on you. You are so beautiful!” She posted a screenshot of the message to her IG story and asked who sent it to her. I slid in the DM quickly before someone else tried to claim they sent it. I’m glad I took a leap of faith and sent the message. I found my forever sunshine.
We started dating fall 2017, engaged in 2021, and now we’re planning for our wedding in 2022.
—Jenise Harden & Juwuan Smith
Related Articles:
How I Learned to Accept Life (and Marriage) Seasons
One Man’s ‘I’m Not Ready’ is Another Man’s ‘I Knew the Moment I Saw Her’
Celebrate your legacy. Click here to check out the rest of the HBCU Love Stories.
Related Articles
When Elitia and Cullen Mattox found each other, they decided that they wanted their new relationship together, their union, to be healthier and different.
Let’s dive into the role spirituality plays in Black love—and why it might just be the secret sauce keeping many of our relationships strong.
When it comes to romantic relationships I donʼt believe every encounter has to be a life-altering, long term, kind of thing. That’s not everyone’s goal, and it doesn’t have to be.
