Love in a рandemic! A modern Romeo and Juliet love story
“Paolo and Michele sincerely wanted to meet, but they could not leave their apartments and saw each other from afar, standing on the balconies and talking on the phone.”
The story of lovers from Verona, full of drama, immortalized by Shakespeare, miraculously repeated itself in our days. At the same time, a lot of things coincided:
a meeting place for lovers, a forced separation and the impossibility of being together, romantic serenades under the balcony. Fortunately, the modern «tale of lovers», unlike Shakespeare’s original, ended with a happy ending.
The scene of action was the city of all lovers — the Italian Verona, and the «new Romeo and Juliet» lived on the same street, but for a long time they did not know each other.
Surprisingly, the pandemic started their stormy romance, when at the height of the epidemic all Italians found themselves in strict self-isolation in their own apartments and houses.
But you don’t know Italians well if you think that they will just sit on sofas, stuck in laptops and social networks.
These cheerful people tried their best to entertain themselves and support their neighbors, and impromptu concerts right on the balconies became an Italian feature.
So the violinist Lisa Agnelli and her sister Paola staged such a lively concert for the whole street, playing famous classical and rock compositions.
This concert caused a strong reaction from the inhabitants of Verona, but Michele D’Alpaos, who lives in the next block, especially liked it.
38-year-old Michele just fell in love with Paola, falling in love with the girl at first sight.
But here’s the problem — how to make your chosen one understand your feelings? You can’t go to cafes, you can’t walk under the moonlight and you can’t look into your eyes: you can’t leave the house.
But Michele did not give up. To begin with, he called all his friends and acquaintances to find out who this mysterious stranger was.
It must be said that everyone to whom he turned, sincerely wanted to help the lover and set to work with ardent enthusiasm.
The girl was found on Instagram (an extremist organization banned in Russia), and Paolo and Michele began a stormy virtual romance.
The lovers corresponded daily, finding many common topics, and sincerely wondered why, living on the same street, they had not met before.
Paolo and Michele sincerely wanted to meet, but they could not leave their apartments and saw each other from afar, standing on the balconies and talking on the phone.
Hot Romeo, deprived of the opportunity to personally express his feelings, did not hesitate to express them publicly: he hung a poster with the name of his Juliet on the balcony, sang songs to her and shouted declarations of love.
Numerous neighbors witnessed such an unusual romantic story, and then, thanks to social networks, all of Italy learned about it.
The touching story of lovers from Verona rallied the Italians: against the backdrop of the dramatic events associated with the epidemic, it has become a symbol of love, which is not afraid of any adversity.
Paolo and Michele became everyone’s favorites, even complete strangers worried about them, who sincerely wished them to meet as soon as possible on social networks.
The correspondence romance developed for two months, and when restrictive measures were lifted in May, a long-awaited event took place — the lovers were able to see each other in person.
To the delight of friends, acquaintances, numerous neighbors and simply caring people who were touched by the love of modern Romeo and Juliet, this story has a happy ending.
Paolo and Michele recently announced their engagement and upcoming wedding. The celebration is planned to be organized on the roof of the house, from the balcony of which Michele confessed his love to Paola.
