Stomp's V-Day contest winner's international love story shows that true love takes time and effort

Love is in the air on this day for lovebirds and to mark the occasion, Stomp is proud to announce the 10 winners of this year's Valentine's Day Contest.

In this month-long Valentine's Day Love Story contest, Stomp has received amazing entries of understanding, trust, struggles and of course, love.

Every love story shared in this year's contest will also receive a 15% discount voucher with $80 minimum spend from ZALORA.

Here are the judges' choice of winners for Valentine's Day 2016:

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1st Prize: Her parents sent her overseas to keep her away from me -- but our interracial love prevailed in the end

Nizam encountered a lot of difficulties while dating his Chinese partner, Margaret. From her parents disapproving their relationship to Margaret being sent overseas, the couple have gone through multiple ups and downs together but are now married and have a 5-year-old daughter.

Nizam said: “Don't be judgmental toward interracial love, its about compromising. We need to understand that true love takes time and effort to dismiss all obstacles among us. Race is just a race. Religion is religion."

For their touching love story, they win $500 worth of Takashimaya and Harvey Norman vouchers from Stomp + a Stomp goodie bag + a bouquet of 99 roses worth $500 delivered to a location of their choice from Trezo + a romantic dinner for two worth $178+ at NOX - Dine in the Dark Restaurant.

Read their love story here.

Valentine's Day surprise

At 11am today (Feb 14), the Trezo team surprised Margaret with the 99 roses at Ion Orchard. She was initially curious as to why she got the flowers, but soon found out that it was because of Nizam's entry for Stomp's Valentine's Day Contest 2016. We hope Nizam and Margaret will have a happy and memorable February the 14th. See what happened in the video below.

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2nd Prize: My best friend gave me a new life after my ex-wife cheated on me

When his previous marriage failed, Panneerselvam was heartbroken and miserable till he found a new lease of life with his best friend and current lover, Simarjit.

They are now married and have a son together.

For their sweet love story, they win $300 worth of Takashimaya and Harvey Norman vouchers from Stomp + a Stomp goodie bag.

Read their love story here.

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3rd Prize: I met him unexpectedly while on holiday -- 10,846 km away from home

Ashreen first met her beau under random, unexpected circumstances -- while she was on holiday with her family in London, England in December 2014.

Ever since then, they have been contacting and maintaining their relationship despite being more than 10,840 kilometres apart from each other.

For their cute love story, they win $200 worth of Takashimaya and Harvey Norman vouchers from Stomp + a Stomp goodie bag.

Read their love story here.

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Consolation Prizes:

Consolation prize winners walk away with $100 worth of Harvey Norman vouchers from Stomp + a Stomp goodie bag

Every entry will also receive a 15% discount voucher with $80 minimum spend from ZALORA.

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1) I was a former criminal law detainee with no direction -- until I met my wife through Facebook

Faizal was a former criminal law detainee who struggled to find direction in his life after his release in 2009. Now, he has a family and career he is proud of after meeting his wife on Facebook.

Read their love story here.

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2) Things happened too fast and she got pregnant 3 months after we got together

Jonny found it awkward that the woman of his life, Gayathri, turned out to be his ex-girlfriend's close friend.

Even now, the couple are still going through awkward moments together, especially now that Gayathri is pregnant three months after the couple got together.

Read their love story here.

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3) I grew up in S'pore, he grew up in London -- but fate brought us together at a karaoke lounge

Lena grew up in Singapore and her boyfriend Ambrose grew up in London, but one fateful karaoke night in Kuala Lumpur brought them together.

It was not until three years later, when Lena took an impulsive trip to London and Paris, that their relationship progressed to the next level.

Read their love story here.

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4) He battled through tuberculosis and restored my faith in love after I ended an abusive relationship

Rohani was skeptical about finding love after being in an abusive relationship. But Saufi, a random man she added on Facebook, would change her mind.

Read their love story here.

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5) I hated him because his letter to me made my parents argue, but fate brought us back together 12 years later

Didacel hated Jessie because the letter he wrote to her cause a fight among her parents. But 12 years later, a chance phone call rekindled their feelings and brought them together.

Now, they are happily married with two kids.

Read their love story here.

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6) Fate brought us back together 11 years after we first met on Friendster

Benny first met his girlfriend, Belle on Friendster eleven years ago but events forced them to go their separate ways.

However, fate has brought them back together again and things could not be better.

Read their love story here.

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7) I can't believe my teenage eye candy on Friendster became my husband

Alvina could not believe that her teenage eye candy turned out to be the love of her life she would marry.

Read their love story here.

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If you missed the chance to share your love story, don't worry as Stomp's Love Story Contest will be back next year.

Happy Valentine's Day, Stompers.

View all the entries for the Valentine's Day Love Story contest 2015 here.

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