By Livia Tran

It all started when Elijah Pasa (12) joined a church choir, and Lana Pasa (12) instantly noticed him. A friend played cupid by giving Lana’s number to Elijah and they started to text. Texts evolved into phone calls to get to know each other. It took them three months to get into the official stage of dating and they started their relationship in 2008. However, the question, “Will you be my girlfriend/boyfriend?” was never asked. Elijah and Lana just meshed together well and knew they wanted to be together. They were so sure they were meant to be together, they got married.

“We fell in love, and it was pointless to wait. Why waste your time? We could picture ourselves spending the rest of our lives together, so why not? Love is an action, not a feeling,” said Elijah.

“He gave me a lot of presents within a year. They came from nowhere,” said a blushing Lana.

The two had talked about marriage beforehand. Elijah had asked Lana how she felt about getting married as a general question. “Marriage is a serious thing. It takes a lot of commitment. It’s not something you do if you don’t know what you really want,” Lana said. “We were very serious about our relationship and about each other. I instantly knew that marriage could happen for us.”

Elijah officially proposed to Lana at a dinner with both of their families. Elijah’s father had made an announcement that Elijah wished to marry Lana, and that’s when he gave her the ring. Lana’s family was shocked, but they instantly accepted it and could see the two being together for the rest of their lives.

“I thought it was sort of weird that they wanted to get married.. I mean, people would think it was weird. Over time, though, I got used to it. I’ve gotten to know Lana better, and we’re good friends,” said Elijah’s brother, Sam Pasa (11).

After being engaged, the two got married within one month.

“Are you serious?”, is a question Lana and Elijah get asked constantly. They both have identical schedules, and are often mistaken to be siblings. “In our E-learning class, my teacher asked what my brother was taking. I thought it was hilarious, and told her he was my husband,” said Lana.

Lana and Elijah are planning to graduate in December and go to college. They live in a separate household from their parents, just like any other married couple. “I think the best part is that we got married in March, and so did both of our parents,” Lana said.

There is often speculation about how love has an age limit. Some people say teenagers cannot possibly know what love is.

Marriage isn’t what shows love between Lana and Elijah. It’s the feelings that lead up to the actions, as Elijah said.

Their love is a definite example of no age limit being present in defining love.