I married a prisoner & live with a cardboard cutout of him – he still pays for EVERYTHING, trolls say I’m a gold-digger
A WOMAN married to a prisoner has come up with a creative way to cope with their long-distance relationship.
While she waits on the release of her husband, Jade Chipps, 31, she makes do with a cardboard cutout of him for company.
In her viral , the TikTok user () recounted how she met Chris through a prisoner pen pal program.
The Florida native explained: "So I was a f**king idiot and decided to go on prisoninmates.com and that's when I spotted this hottie.
"A few months later, we started talking on the phone and messaging each other.
"Then I decided to finally go meet him, we really fell for each other and seven months later, we decided 'let's just get f**king married'."
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Jade revealed that Chris proposed to her just two months after her first letter.
He even bought a house close in to the prison so I could be closer to him.
The pair have now been together for almost seven years, however it may be longer before they can live under the same roof.
Chris, who was sentenced to 31 years for burglary and identity theft charges, is currently up for parole.
In the meantime, Jade has come up with some creative solutions to cope with his absence.
While she has a small cushion showing Chris' picture, it's her life-size cardboard cutout that went viral online.
"People would say Chris is using me if I was the one putting money on his books but if my husband in prison has the means to support me, I am using him?" she pointed out.
"Hate to break it to you but Chris comes with a lot of baggage and no amount of money could make me stay, if I didn't love him."
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However, Jade explained that she wouldn't let any online haters get to her.
"If you can get through a prison sentence and a bunch of haters praying for the downfall of your relationship, you can make it through anything," she said.