A Ukranian couple decided to take the vow 'till death do us part' in a literal sense and chained themselves together. Unfortunately it was not as romantic as they thought and broke up immediately after the chain was cut.
On valentine's day in 2021, 33-year old online car salesman Alexander "Sasha" Kudlay, and 29-year old beautician Viktoria "Vika" Pustovitova, from Kharkiv in Ukraine, made news by deciding to chain themselves to one another as a form of "experiment" to help fix the problem of their recurrent breakups.
This experiment and the consequent loss of their own private space was reportedly the reason behind the cancellation of their wedding plans as well.
"Thank you all for supporting us. Look, we are now at a distance from each other. We were happy, and we are now happy to have had this experience in our lives," Alexander said as reported by Daily Mail.
The difficulties that arose during their time staying handcuffed to one another was documented by Alexander on their joint social media accounts for their fans to keep updated about the situation.
He said, "As soon as we find one plus in a situation, immediately there are two minuses. Vika wants to get back to the rhythm of her earlier life, she misses what she used to love to do. She doesn't respond well to my suggestions to keep doing what she likes to do alongside me."
After their breakup and their unchaining at the Unity Monument in Kyiv where they originally got chained, Viktoria reported commented that she wants to "live an independent life and grow as an independent person".
