*I’ve finally got around to writing my very own story for this sub. It should go without saying that the names of people and locations in this story have been changed to protect identities and I am also in no way a wordsmith, but with that in mind here we go.*
So this happened back in 2015, in my mid 20’s, when I was quite frankly having a difficult time meeting people online. I wouldn’t say I’m bad looking: thin build, 5’10, short brown hair but considering tinder is…. well tinder, it certainly helps if you have a strong jaw, bulging biceps or are basically a Chris Hemsworth look alike.
Swiping through the app only seemed to make things more frustrating, and over the course of several days/weeks nothing even vaguely interesting had matched except for bots or conversations that dried up quicker than water in the Sahara… One evening, while a few beers in and swiping hard on tinder, I match with “Nicole”, a 25 year old 13 miles away. Her pictures were fairly typical, posing with her cat, hiking up a hill, back turned to overlook a landscape, the usual. However, what caught my attention was her looks. Natural light strawberry blonde hair, curvy, several ear piercings, and a very, very cute face. She was already ticking a lot of my boxes and I so was immediately attracted and interested. Her profile says she’s “not looking for anything serious, just someone to co-parent her cat”.