Kristen and I knew each other briefly in university. I was certainly attracted to her, but I never pursued her so I wasn’t sure if she felt the same, despite some mild flirtation between us. That was, until she and I matched on Tinder in February of last year.
She was living not too far from me and we struck up a conversation about our careers. She has a diverse set of interests including her career, food, wine, all of which overlap with mine. We hit it off.
The thing is her Tinder profile clearly said she was in an open relationship.
We ended up going out and really enjoying ourselves. The whole date to a nearby restaurant we were laughing, touching each other’s arms. We didn’t fuck that night, but it was clear we were both interested. I didn’t ask about her relationship.
We ended up texting after the date and she filled me in on the details. She was dating a guy named Brandon, who was in a STEM program while we were together at university. He was doing now doing some graduate program that involved him being away for about 8 months. He left in January, which explained why Kristen had now taken to Tinder. She hadn’t been with anyone since he left. She also very clearly stated she was interested in dating, but any relationship that formed would have a shelf life until he returned.