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We catch up with former US Army interpreter Nayyef Hrebid and Iraqi soldier Btoo Allami who first met and fell in love during the height of the Iraq War. But how could their love survive in a country where same-sex relationships are taboo, and gay people are often at risk of violent attacks? It would be the start of a dangerous 12-year struggle to live together as a couple. This interview was first broadcast in 2016.

Can people really fall in love at first sight? We know it happens in books and movies - but does it happen in real life? Z枚e Folbigg from the UK says it happened to her back in 2003. She was regularly commuting into London from her home in Hitchin, north of the British capital. While waiting for the 8.21 train one morning she spotted a handsome stranger. This interview was first broadcast in 2017.

The Nigerian love story that began in the back of a keke, or Nigerian rickshaw, on their commute home. The strangers bonded over their shared name and romance blossomed. Opemipo Kehinde and Opemipo Kehinde told Outlook's Abdulmalik Fahd about their 'keke love story'. This interview was first broadcast in 2020.

Across two weeks we've curated a collection of love stories from around the world. Love in all its guises; puppy love that falters and finds its feet again, longing through wars and exile, and romance that blooms in the most unexpected places. Messy, beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking. But always human, surprising and unforgettable. You'll find them all on the Outlook website in a box set called Amazing Love Stories.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Nayyef and Btoo in military clothing. Credit: Nayyef and Btoo)