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A Singaporean couple has gone viral announcing their upcoming Christmas Eve pizza party for lonely people.
David Loh and Esther Chua (@davidandesther) posted a video on TikTok on Monday to share his open invitation.
“Many of you don’t know this, but Christmas is a time when the lonely get lonelier and the hurting suffer more in silence,” Chua says at the beginning of the clip.
Loh then shares that when he previously experienced celebrating Christmas alone, he “felt so lonely and so sad.”
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“So for this Christmas Eve, if you’re free and you’re alone and you don’t have anyone to spend it with, we want to invite you to a pizza party,” Chua says.
The couple also share that “there won’t be a big agenda, not a big schedule,” they just “don’t want you to be alone.”
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His now-viral TikTok video, which has already garnered more than 49,000 views, has received several positive comments from other TikTok users.
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“Oh thank you guys for bringing love and companionship to those around you! Good for both of you!” one user wrote, while another said: “Thank you for making me believe in humanity.”
in a follow-up video posted on Wednesday, Loh and Chua shared that they will only be able to accommodate 15 guests.
The couple have received more than 100 message requests so far, but are unable to host a larger event due to “resource constraints” such as “space, manpower.” [and] money.”
“The last thing we want is for 100 of you to show up and people who are lonely to walk away feeling the same way on that big stage,” Loh says in the video.
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Chua then shares that they plan to throw two more parties on Christmas Day and Chinese New Year.
Source: news.google.com