For years, India and her partner David have dealt with cruel comments on social media that attack their looks and even their relationship. People have gone as far as labeling them “the ugliest couple on the internet,” but the pair says the noise has not shaken what they have built together. They recently decided to answer the insults publicly and made it clear they are not interested in hiding. Their message is simple, they are too in love to waste energy on strangers’ opinions.
India says she first saw David on Facebook, and that the connection felt instant. In her words, they “clicked right away,” and she adds that she was drawn to him specifically because of how he looked. She liked what she saw enough to message him without hesitation, and the conversation kept moving from there. David later recalled that early on he asked what she was looking for, and they both agreed they wanted something serious.
What started as messaging quickly turned into something bigger. They wrote to each other for months, getting to know each other long distance and building trust before meeting in person. After five months, India traveled so they could finally meet face to face. They say that once that happened, they have not really been apart since. You can watch video here.
Their appearance has made them an easy target, not only online but in everyday life too. India has face tattoos and brightly colored hair, while David has a smile with visible missing teeth, and both have said those details seem to invite strangers to be nasty. India described the kind of abuse they get and did not sugarcoat it. “The trolls say we are the ugliest couple on the internet,” she said.
She also shared the harshest lines people throw at her, and they are the sort of words that stick with you. “People write some of the worst things to us,” she said. “They say I look like a monster, like some damn gremlin.” The comments are meant to humiliate, but India’s tone suggests she refuses to let them define her.
David says the insults often turn into assumptions about drug use, mostly because of his teeth. He explained that he lost them in a workplace accident, but he knows that detail rarely stops anyone who is determined to mock him. Instead, it becomes another excuse for people to pile on and act as if cruelty is entertainment. Even so, he and India keep pointing back to the same idea, that their relationship is not up for a public vote.
Away from the comment sections, their day to day life sounds ordinary in the best way. India says David helps her with her hair by putting in wigs and extensions, and then he happily takes over cooking. “As soon as he does my hair, he goes into the kitchen and cooks us a meal,” she said with a smile. The little routines matter because they show affection in the places that actually count.
India also chose to address the people who judge her directly, and she did it without begging for approval. “To those who judge me, I say keep going,” she said. “I’m glad I have your attention.” She added one more line that sums up her approach to living out loud. “I am an open book. Anyone who wants can come and read it.”
Their story gained even more attention after a video about them appeared on the YouTube channel ‘Love Don’t Judge.’ The clip quickly went viral and passed 100,000 views, and many viewers pushed back against the hate they have received. “They seem really cool. They’re not loud, they just want to be together. Good luck to them,” one commenter wrote. Another added, “I like that they found each other. We all need love and support in life.”
Some comments focused on the tenderness they show each other, especially the way David takes care of India. “He does her hair and cooks? Jackpot!” one person joked. Another response flipped the entire premise of the insults. “Neither of them is ugly. The ugly ones are the people who call them that.”
When a couple becomes a target online, the cruelty often has less to do with them and more to do with the audience’s need to feel superior. Appearance based mockery is a common form of harassment because it is easy, fast, and it spreads quickly in spaces where empathy is optional. Social media can turn real people into characters, and once that happens, strangers feel entitled to judge every detail. That is why India and David’s refusal to shrink can feel so striking.
It also helps to remember that tattoos, dyed hair, and unconventional style have deep roots in self expression and identity. Body art has existed across cultures for thousands of years, and in many places it has signaled belonging, status, spirituality, or personal milestones. In modern life, it can still serve as a way to claim your story on your own terms, even when others do not understand it. The same is true for relationships that do not fit someone else’s idea of what a couple “should” look like.
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