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YT DESC: LYN and Brett met online on a dating app in 2022. They were both living in their home countries at the time, Lyn in the Philippines, and Brett in the United States. They were in a long-distance relationship and met for the first time in person two years later. Speaking about their love story, Lyn said, "I realised that he is a very good man because of how he worked hard for our future at that time. I know that he's the right man for me." Now they are married, and Lyn has moved to Massachusetts to be with her husband. Lyn "loves to do content", and came up with the idea to make couples videos about their journey online. This has led to an onslaught of cruel negativity from some commenters. 'AFAM' (A Fat American Man) is a phrase aimed at Brett. "Trolls say I married a fat American man for a visa", Lyn explained. "Another AFAM victim", one person wrote. "The worst reaction that we deal with is they are saying that my husband is abnormal." These mean comments include, "He for sure struggles with disability", "Extra chromosome", and "The genes don't look too good here". The hate is also aimed at Lyn, though. "Mostly we get a lot of judgment on TikTok that she's with [me] for the green card and that the only reason she's there is because I'm an American and she wants to take advantage of me, and she's just using me", Brett said.

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00:00Girls say I'm married.
00:02I find American men for a visa.
00:04We met online.
00:06After five days, I said,
00:08okay, we can try to be in a relationship.
00:10We get a lot of hate comments.
00:12That she wants to take advantage of me.
00:14Green cards.
00:16Future security. Gold digger.
00:18They are saying that my husband is
00:20abnormal. Where is family?
00:22For sure struggling with
00:24disability. This is disgusting.
00:26The jeans don't look too good there.
00:30Alright.
00:32Maybe that one. Which one?
00:34This one. Okay.
00:36Yeah, I like that one.
00:38I'm Lynn. I'm Brett.
00:40People call me an AFAM.
00:42A fat American man.
00:44They say she only married me for a visa.
00:46I'm 24.
00:48I'm currently waiting for
00:50my work because
00:52I just apply. I am
00:5425 and I am an
00:56engineer. We met online
00:58on a dating app called
01:00OkCupid.
01:01Way back pandemic
01:022022.
01:04When I first saw him in the
01:06dating app, I was
01:08thinking that he is cute
01:10because he messaged me first
01:12and I gave him my WhatsApp.
01:14And after five days
01:16I said, okay, we can try
01:18to be in a relationship.
01:20We first met like after two years
01:22longest in relationship. I realized
01:24that he is a very good man
01:26because how he worked hard
01:28for our future
01:30that time. I know that he's the right
01:32man for me.
01:33The first time I
01:34saw her in person, I was walking
01:36down a ramp with a bunch of people
01:38and I saw her in the crowd.
01:40We're finally together
01:42and had a great night.
01:44We're getting ready to make
01:46a TikTok online.
01:48We get a lot of hate comments
01:50but we're still filming.
01:52I love to do content
01:54so it's my idea.
01:56So we look for
01:58something trending usually.
02:00For a couple?
02:02Yeah.
02:03Mostly we got a lot of judgment
02:05and TikTok
02:06and it was a lot like
02:08she's with him for the green card
02:10and that the only reason she's there
02:12is because I'm an American
02:14and just she wants to take
02:16advantage of me
02:18and that she's just using me.
02:20I think it really just started
02:22when we got that first
02:24viral video at the airport.
02:26The worst reaction that we deal
02:28is they are saying that
02:30my husband is abnormal.
02:32I accept whatever he is
02:34and I love him whatever he is
02:36that's why I'm here
02:38with him.
02:40For his family, he for sure
02:42struggles with disability.
02:44I don't really have any disabilities
02:46at all.
02:48I'm fully functioning.
02:50My only disability
02:52is worrying about comments like that.
02:54Are genes an extra chromosome?
02:56I mean, I don't think so.
02:58I have the exact 22 you need
03:02and nothing more.
03:04Nothing else to do in life.
03:06So they want to just comment.
03:08He's so funny.
03:10Get those genes, Queen.
03:12Yeah, we'll get all the genes he had
03:14because he belongs to me
03:16and I am happy with him.
03:18The genes is good for me.
03:20As long as he's a good man,
03:22he's a hard-working man.
03:24This is disgusting by the way.
03:26No, this is not disgusting.
03:28This is love.
03:30We prove that we are for each other.
03:32I don't think I'm quite a victim
03:34or anything, but if you think that,
03:36Green Card, no.
03:38Future security.
03:39Gold digger.
03:40Oh.
03:41It's really hard for me
03:43if I was just after Green Card
03:45to leave my family in the Philippines.
03:47It's not really easy.
03:48After the money.
03:49I'm not after money, right?
03:51Yeah.
03:52I'm after love.
03:53And after genes.
03:55If she was after money,
03:56she'd go after him.
03:57Someone lay richer.
03:58Stepping stone.
04:00No.
04:01Run for the long haul.
04:03Sorry to break it to you.
04:05So, we went to a beach
04:08near Sorciguan City.
04:10And that's where we proposed.
04:12And, yeah.
04:13Obviously, she said yes.
04:14Yeah.
04:15And history.
04:18When he proposed that time,
04:21I know that I will leave my family
04:24in the Philippines,
04:25that I need to be with him in the USA.
04:27It's kind of hard for me to leave my family
04:30in the Philippines.
04:31So, there's a lot of adjustment.
04:33But, because I love him,
04:35I want to be with him.
04:36I will do that for him.
04:38We have a beautiful love story.
04:40They are different and unique.
04:42It seems like he wants to learn your culture
04:46that's love.
04:47It's this beautiful love story.
04:49Why is everyone so mean?
04:51They look happy that's all the mother.
04:53Yeah.
04:54I don't care.
04:55Yeah.
04:56Right?
04:57We don't care.
04:58So, today we're going to cook some chicken...
05:00Lumpia.
05:01Lumpia.
05:02Yeah.
05:03Which is like a traditional Filipino dish.
05:06It's her favorite food from the Philippines.
05:09Lumpia wrapper on their lips.
05:11Yeah, yeah.
05:12And this cabbage, onion, and carrots.
05:14Yes, yes.
05:15This is ground pork.
05:17We can face adversity together,
05:19and we're stronger together against all the donors.
05:23Our relationship works because he's very patient to live,
05:27because even if it's a long-distance relationship,
05:30he don't give up.
05:31My family is very supportive to our relationship.
05:34They are proud because I'm with him now,
05:37and he proved that he will bring me in the U.S.
05:40I think, generally, people saw our relationship as a good thing.
05:45Some people thought maybe she was, like, after me for money,
05:50but I think they realized over time that she wasn't.
05:53Now, seeing what it is that she's a genuine person,
05:56and long-distance relationships are an actual viable relationship.
06:01I always cook.
06:03I love cooking, and I love baking.
06:05I don't think judgment has really affected me ever,
06:08because I don't really take it too seriously.
06:10I just realized that instead of being hateful or angry or whatever,
06:15you should just be hopeful to them
06:18that they can kind of find a better light in their life
06:22and find a better focus.
06:24Kindness is free.
06:25So, yeah, we are very positive as a couple.
06:29I will be able to work here because I already have my green card.
06:33I already applied.
06:34I've been here, like, five months in the U.S.A.,
06:37and it's kind of hard for me because it's very cold, you know?
06:41I need to adjust everything here because I need to speak English all the time.
06:46It's really hard, but as long as I'm with my husband and supporting me for everything,
06:52we will be happy and contented in life.
06:56We both are working.
06:57She's about to be working, and we kind of both help each other clean
07:01and help her, like, prepare food sometimes and help her do laundry and stuff.
07:07We're kind of going to, like, balance that 50-50, split it down the middle,
07:11bills are 50-50 and everything like that and rent and stuff.
07:15I think our future holds mostly just Lynn studying in school for her nursing career
07:22and just trying to make the best out of her life.
07:27Being able to be independent in the U.S.A. and let her experience her freedom here.
07:33What I love most about Brad is he loves my family the way he loves me
07:39and he's very supportive for all the time.
07:42She's just a really kind woman and really sweet and really hardworking.
07:46I think just overall a great person.
07:49I don't see any flaws in her and I think she was perfect.
07:53So I think we're just a match made in heaven.

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