{"id":1796,"date":"2016-08-11T18:13:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T18:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/long-beach-woman-s-romantic-job-announcement-facebook-post-goes-viral\/"},"modified":"2016-08-11T18:13:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T18:13:34","slug":"long-beach-woman-s-romantic-job-announcement-facebook-post-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/long-beach-woman-s-romantic-job-announcement-facebook-post-goes-viral","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Woman\u2019s Romantic \u201cJob Announcement\u201d Facebook Post Goes Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-49989\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13901452_10154259363330726_4557184747582196569_n.jpg\" alt=\"13901452 10154259363330726 4557184747582196569 n\" width=\"620\" height=\"775\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos courtesy of Benita Abraham&#8217;s Facebook page.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The story started in June, building a bond that strengthened throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<p>On July 22, she said yes.<\/p>\n<p>She said yes to \u201cfinancial and cultural\u201d compatibility, according to the post. She said yes to a new life, after months of a drought.<\/p>\n<p>She said yes to a new job.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach resident and Houston native Benita Abraham\u2019s cheeky \u201cjob announcement\u201d\u2014complete with photos of her and her framed \u201cjob offer\u201d perched in the sands of Long Beach and cuddling in bed\u2014have gone viral, with over 20,000 shares and over 17,000 likes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The photos detail the journey of her love-stricken job joy, from picnics on the beach, to celebrating being &#8220;off the job market&#8221; with curlers and coffee. Other photos chronicle the serenading of her job offer by a gallant gentleman in Long Beach, painting an exquisite portrait of a love meant to last, with the caption &#8220;#notjustforbabiesmarriagesandbirthdays.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/varghese.betsy\/videos\/10153876272556847\/\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/varghese.betsy\/videos\/10153876272556847\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/varghese.betsy\/videos\/10153876272556847\/\"><\/a>  Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/varghese.betsy\">Betsy Varghese<\/a> on Wednesday, August 10, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was love at first interview,\u201d said an announcer on <em>Good Morning America<\/em>, detailing Abraham\u2019s job hunt for seven months before finding a company that \u201ctruly cares about its employees\u201d in a new job.<\/p>\n<p> <center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.10154259364775726.1073741836.705250725%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/center>  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI finally found my soulmate, my perfect match, my boo,\u201d writes Benita in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154259363330726&amp;set=a.10154259364775726.1073741836.705250725&amp;type=3&amp;theater\">Facebook post.<\/a> \u201cAfter 7 long months, I found the perfect job with a company that truly cares about its employees and one I will learn so much from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbenita.abraham.9%2Fposts%2F10154267780690726&amp;width=500\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"500\" height=\"652\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/center> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story started in June, building a bond that strengthened throughout the summer.\u00a0She said yes to \u201cfinancial and cultural\u201d compatibility, according to the post. 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