A woman named Sonia has taken to social media to share a story that has quickly ignited debate across platforms: What happens when you find out your boyfriend is getting married, not from him, but from a video posted by his friend on Facebook?
According to Sonia, she had been in a consistent romantic relationship with Franck Arnaud for over a year. In her viral post, she explained that Franck had spent the night with her and dropped her off at home in the early hours of Saturday, July 26, just hours before, she says, he was seen in a wedding video tying the knot with another woman in Fairfax, Virginia.
“This is Franck Arnaud, and I have been seeing him consistently for the past year,” Sonia said in the video. “So imagine my surprise when I go online and I see a video that his friend posted of him getting married—after he had just been telling me he wanted to have a child with me.”
A Web of Deception
Sonia revealed that she and Arnold had known each other for six years and recently rekindled their relationship last year. She described him as attentive, consistent, and emotionally invested—calling her regularly, spending time with her, and talking about their future together.
“He was making me feel special, like a boyfriend should,” she added. “Now I realize everything was a lie.”
After viewing the wedding footage online, Sonia said she was heartbroken and angry. She turned to the internet not only to share her story but to track down the woman Arnold married, in hopes of warning her about what she calls his “double life.”
Public Reaction: Empowerment or Oversharing?
The post has prompted strong reactions online, splitting commenters into opposing camps. Some say Sonia should have stayed silent, with one user writing, “If he married someone else, that means you weren’t the main one. Know your place.”
But others defended Sonia’s actions, arguing that she exposed a manipulative man and potentially saved someone else from emotional harm.
“He needs to be held accountable. Lying to two women for a year isn’t a mistake, it’s a pattern,” said one commenter.
Interestingly, when Sonia succeeded in identifying and notifying the new bride, the woman reportedly gave no response.
A Larger Legal and Emotional Question
While this story plays out largely on social media, it also raises legal and ethical questions around emotional fraud and misrepresentation in intimate relationships.
Although no crime has been alleged, legal experts note that cases involving deception of this kind can sometimes lead to civil suits, especially if financial exploitation or defamation arises.
In a time when social media often becomes the court of public opinion, Sonia’s story reignites debates about loyalty, honesty, and whether “exposing the truth” is empowerment or drama.
Whether Sonia was “the side chick” or the victim of lies remains a topic of online speculation, but one thing is clear: Franck Arnaud’s wedding has become more than a private affair.
