German woman reveals how she married her British penpal after the pair started exchanging letters aged 13 Helene Clynch, 42, from Germany fell in love with her childhood pen-pal READ MORE: 'Boysober' Gen Z women are taking over TikTok as they take vows of celibacy and ditch 'toxic' relationships for happier single lives By Alice Wade Published: 11:34, 25 September 2024 | Updated: 11:48, 25 September 2024 e-mail View comments A woman says she lived out a 'rom-com' romance after she married her teenage pen pal. Helene Clynch, 42, from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , never expected to find love when she began writing to a boy in the UK through her school, at just 13-years-old. The stay-at-home mother began exchanging heartfelt letters with Geoff, now 42, from the Hampshire, though the two had no idea what each other looked like.
As their relationship blossomed through letters, they began speaking on the phone and after sending more personalised notes, quickly realised that they had fallen in love with one another. Cementing their relationship forever, the couple got married and went on to have three children, who they now live with in their home in Merseyside. Helene Clynch, 42, never knew she would find her soul mate when she first began emailing Geoff from Hampshire, aged just 13.
The two pictured together during the time they first met Helene pictured recently with her husband, Geoff. The stay-at-home mother began exchanging heartfelt letters with Geoff, 42, from the Hampsh.
