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Inside Iran: 5 Love Stories from Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran Oct. 30, 2013

By MUHAMMAD LILA and BEN GITTLESON

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Assignment Editor

Muhammad Lila More from Muhammad »

Correspondent, ABC News

#FacesOfIran:Pegah Roozbeh and Jahangir Hosseinpour. He thinks he doesn't have a nice smile. She disagrees.

@MuhammadLila

ABC News reports from Iran this week, digging into a changing country few Americans understand.

Across Tehran, the Iranian capital, Iranians young and old have shared with ABC News their stories of love and marriage.

FULL COVERAGE: ABC NEWS REPORTS FROM INSIDE IRAN

1. Farshid learned that it's always a good idea to carry spare change.

#FacesOfIran: Meet Farshid, 30. Girl of his dreams needed change for phone call. He had it. Ended #HappilyEverAfter pic.twitter.com/JUcCBEr80w
— Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) October 29, 2013

2. Mrs. Hashemiyan shared memories of her late husband.

#FacesOfIran: Mrs. Hashemiyan, late 70s. Husband died 14yrs ago. Still smiles when she thinks of him. #InsideIran pic.twitter.com/mEK7MJFa0P
— Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) October 29, 2013

3. No wife, no problem, says Kamal Shahbazi.

#FacesOfIran: Kamal Shahbazi, 23. Doesn't want to get married. "Too much trouble, besides, it costs too much" pic.twitter.com/56eLYw9fPL
— Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) October 29, 2013

4. These two beg to differ.

#FacesOfIran:Pegah Roozbeh and Jahangir Hosseinpour. He thinks he doesn't have a nice smile. She disagrees. pic.twitter.com/hR7JPkNLV4
— Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) October 30, 2013

5. And who needs online-dating websites like OKCupid or eHarmony, when you could just open a flower stand?

#FacesOfIran: Isa had regular customer who bought flowers for sick child. When child cured, she bought them for him. pic.twitter.com/Rt2QrQMg4m
— Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) October 30, 2013

For more stories from Iran, follow #FacesOfIran and #InsideIran on Twitter, and follow along on our live blog.