The pair began their relationship after meeting in a Bahrain shopping mall in 1999, incurring the wrath of Ms Khalifa's family.
Mr Johnson arranged for his lover to be smuggled out of Bahrain, disguised as an American with false military identification documents.
He was penalised by the military for his actions and discharged from the marines.
Ms Khalifa was eventually granted political asylum in the US and at the age of 19, married her 23-year-old marine lover in Las Vegas.
We liked the story because it seemed like a fairytale about true love and it reminded us of our own fairytale, knowing how hard it is if you can't be with the one you love.
But what a disappointment when I searched Google for their story and the first thing I found was:
Bahraini princess Meriam al-Khalifa and former US marine Jason Johnson are to divorce, ending a marriage that scandalised her blue-blooded family.
Doesn't true love exist anymore?
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