Thank you so much for the lovely feedback from my first story. (The best way to get over someone…is to get under someone else!) I thought it was about time I shared my next sexual adventure after my long term relationship ended. For a backstory check out my other post!
I had never had a dating app, I found the idea of them cringey and perhaps a little desperate. But just a few weeks after being dumped, with the gentle prodding (borderline blackmail) from some close friends, I found myself downloading Tinder. Honestly the nicest part was just chatting to people, it provided a great distraction and made me feel not so lonely. The first guy I gave my number to was Will. I felt like I already knew him, we had hundreds of mutual friends and he lived a short walk from me. It baffled us how we had never crossed paths before! We were in very similar situations, “recent break ups”, so it was nice talking to someone who was on the same page. We didn’t arrange to meet until we had been texting for nearly a month, mainly because I felt a bit apprehensive about meeting a “stranger” and worried it would be awkward, although we seemed to get on great over texts. He teased me about this and made me feel at ease by suggesting a pub in between us that we could both easily walk to. Somewhere public and I could leave whenever I wanted. I knew the rep Tinder had, and although I was not a prude, I had only been with my long term boyfriend and one of my friends. I made it clear I didn’t shag on the first date.. (ha… ha.. ha..)