However, Memon’s family opposed the marriage — forcing him to decline the union and allegedly leaving Robinson stranded in the South Asian country after her tourist visa expired. A non-governmental organization offered to pay to send her back to the United States but she refused the offer.

An American woman who initially refused to leave Pakistan after a failed marriage situation is reportedly returning to the United States. According to The Independent, Onijah Andrew Robinson traveled to the South Asian country with hopes of marrying Nidal Ahmed Memon,

An American woman who flew to Pakistan to marry her teenage online boyfriend but was left heartbroken when his family forbid the relationship has become an internet sensation.