Definitely not love at first sight

This is so not in line with Valentine's day prep but this story is just too weird...a groom in the United Arab Emirates was so weirded out by his unexpectedly bearded and cross-eyed bride, he had his marriage annulled pronto.

from the UK Telegraph:

An Arab ambassador has called off his wedding after discovering his wife-to-be who wears a face-covering veil is bearded and cross-eyed. The envoy had only met the woman a few times, during which she had hidden her face behind a niqab, the Gulf News reported. 

After the marriage contract was signed, the ambassador attempted to kiss his bride-to-be. It was only then that he discovered her facial hair and eyes. The ambassador told an Islamic Sharia court in the United Arab Emirates he was tricked into the marriage as the woman's mother had shown his own mother pictures of her sister instead of his bride-to-be. 

My heart goes out to the poor unfortunate bride... but hasn't she heard of a razor, though? Maybe she couldn't do anything about her eyes but she should have shaved the beard at least.

*** blogger is acting up so the "quote" thing is not working--will fix it later.