We later worked out that it was because of all the business trips he was taking to Sydney and how we must’ve crossed paths at certain stages when we worked in the city. Remember how we lived in different states? Well I couldn’t quite figure out why these dating apps were matching us when we resided in different states. Now you’re probably thinking that they spent a few days with small chit-chat before meeting up for dinner and drinks and that’s that BUT there’s more. A response within an hour – a monumental improvement from our first exchange of pleasantries (sorry babe if you’re reading this but you said I could tell all!). Being the elephant that I am, I recognized Chris from a few months ago and decided to give the conversation another try. I’ll leave my creepy dating stories and encounters for another post. I like to think of Happn as the more civilized but stalkerish version of Tinder. As fate would have it – we matched again. If you fast-forward another five months you’ll find me dabbling on yet another dating app, Happn this time. Because long-distance relationships are doomed from the beginning if you ask me. I had mentally prepared myself to write him off for not responding in a timely manner but then realized that we lived in different states so our love story ended there – for the time being. Those of you who know me, I was quite frankly a little offended that it took eight days before I received an obligatory response (ok, I should probably give him credit for actually responding as some just don’t have common courtesy). You could literally hear crickets chirping in the virtual background before I finally got a cursory response back. I did my usual “hello” to initiate the conversation because I prefer to be the instigator in most of these situations. Truth is, we matched and that was about the end of that story. Fast-forward two years – here we are engaged and starting a family together in the suburbs. We first matched on Tinder mid-August 2015 and yes I am an elephant that never forgets! I wish I could tell you a Hollywood love story about how we hit it off instantly and had hours of endless banter, romantic dates and late night phone calls. Back to the topic of this post of how Chris and I met. I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had where I’ve thought to myself that talking to a goldfish would probably result in better chemistry. On an app that serves up an endless carousel of faces and cringe-worthy body shots (both men and women are guilty of this – I’ve checked) it sometimes gets disheartening to match with so many only to find that you’re having less than mediocre banter. I know you’re all thinking right about now that we’re one of the few success stories that have occurred as a result of arbitrarily swiping left or right on the notorious hookup app.
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