These handcuffed honeys literally became each other’s old balls and chains.
An intermittent couple in Ukraine promised to strengthen their relationship by handcuffing themselves in a three-month experiment that reportedly caught the attention of their home country.
Alexandr Kudlay and Viktoria Pustovitova teamed up on Valentine’s Day in an unusual attempt to solve their problems.
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“We used to split up once or twice a week,” Kudlay, 33, told Reuters. “When, during another fight, Vika once again said that we had to separate, I replied ‘So I’m going to arrest you myself.'”
Although his 28-year-old girlfriend was initially irritated and hung up the phone, she later liked the idea and agreed to try it out. Now, the duo does everything together, from preparing each morning in their apartment in Kharkiv to having breakfast side by side. When they shop at the supermarket, they even hold the same basket.
“I love him, so I made the decision to do that,” said Pustovitova of his change of opinion.
Alexandr Kudlay, 33, and Viktoria Pustovitova, 28, have breakfast at their apartment in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in this March 5 photo.
(Reuters / Gleb Garanich)
Almost a month after being handcuffed, the couple said the tension was still rising, but they found new, productive ways to get over their fights.
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“The struggles between us have not disappeared, we are still fighting,” said Kudlay. “But when we approach a dead end and there is no understanding between us, we simply stop talking instead of packing our things and leaving.”
According to the vehicle, Kudlay and Pustovitova gained thousands of new followers on Instagram by narrating their interconnected lives, and even appeared on Ukrainian talk shows to share more about their experience.
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Although the couple say they take turns in the bathroom – one of them waits outside the bathroom, with their hands stretched out – it was not immediately clear how the parties carry out their work at work during the day. Kudlay is an online car salesman, while Pustovitova works as a beautician.