How a ticket bought as an act of kindness started a sweet love story.

Being kind may change your life, reads the caption shared along with the video.

[August 8, 2021: Trisha Sengupta]

Who doesn’t love to read a good love story? If that statement just made you nod in agreement, then here is a story that will fill your heart will a warm feeling. It will also leave you with a wide smile.

This is a story of how buying a ticket as a random act of kindness helped a woman named Latha Jay meet the love of her life. The story is now winning people’s hearts and may have the same effect on you too.

The video was originally shared on TikTok, then re-shared on Instagram by Jay and a Insta page called nextdoor. It opens to show a woman asking people to share about one “small unimportant decision” that they made that changed the trajectory of their lives forever.

The clip then shows Jay sharing her story. She explains how her random act of kindness of buying a ticket to an art gallery for a stranger helped her meet her now-husband.

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Joseph Shavit
Joseph ShavitScience News Writer, Editor and Publisher

Joseph Shavit
Science News Writer, Editor-At-Large and Publisher

Joseph Shavit, based in Los Angeles, is a seasoned science journalist, editor and co-founder of The Brighter Side of News, where he transforms complex discoveries into clear, engaging stories for general readers. With experience at major media groups like Times Mirror and Tribune, he writes with both authority and curiosity. His work spans astronomy, physics, quantum mechanics, climate change, artificial intelligence, health, and medicine. Known for linking breakthroughs to real-world markets, he highlights how research transitions into products and industries that shape daily life.