When love is at the core, any marriage can work, believes Melina. Photos: Renik Jayanasen Fair
Two years ago, Renik Jayanasen Fair, 52, left his job as a marketing trainer to work as an accounts manager and administrator at a cafe in Petaling Jaya that employs people who are hearing impaired.
He gave up a corporate career, but Fair feels that the move was a big win for him in the larger scheme of things. He's building a stronger relationship with his wife, Melina Sylvia Ann, a deaf insurance underwriter.
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When Renik met Melina
When love is at the core, any marriage can work, believes Melina. Photos: Renik Jayanasen Fair
In 2018, Renik and Melina made a trip to Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
In 2018, Renik (left) and Melina (second from left) attended the 2nd Asia Deaf Catholic Conference in Tagaytay City, Phillippines. The couple hopes to advocate against audism, or the discrimination against people with hearing loss.
Renik (centre) is glad his mother Rachel Fair gets along very well with Melina (left).
"Melina as a differently abled person was never a concern. I fell for her personality," says Renik.
Melina signing during her wedding ceremony at the Church of Jesus Caritas in Kepong on Nov 21, 2015.
Dr Valerie says that a hearing and deaf couple is just like any other couple and needs to practise the five 'Cs' in a relationship: chemistry, communication, compatibility, compromise and commitment. Photo: Dr Valerie Jacques
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