Brilliant piece as usual - love a unique/ interesting couple origin story, but you’re so right that it’s the quality of the relationship itself that really matters!
Your piece really really shows my age. I was married to and with my husband for over 40 years. Computers needed articulated lorries to transport them, mobile phones were not around, when they did appear they were the size and weight of bricks. So dating apps were not around. Although I do understand the attraction apps and they have developed. There were dating agencies, it would be interesting to look back in history how long they have existed in one form or another.
I couldn’t agree more with both you and Lauren and quality. I know just realised it’s Valentines Day. I met my husband when we were both involved in a rock club in north London.
Oh Jo... I think 'I met my husband in a rock club' is the Meet Cute we all hope to relay one day. I think there is – or was – a dating app that revolved around shared music taste... but that's nowhere near as cool. The concept of computers transported in articulated lorries made me smile, by the way. How far we've come... for better or for worse!
This is a really interesting piece! I met my husband at a dinner hosted by a mutual friend. She thought that we'd get on well, and it turns out that over 31 years later we still do. Although we met sort of organically, if I'd wanted to meet a partner in the current era, I'd have no problems with using Tinder or similar, simply because it's a more time-effective way of meeting potential partners. My only reservation is that I gather that people aren't always honest, which is distasteful and a pointless waste of time! But I don't think anyone should be embarrassed about how they met their partners....ultimately it is all about chance.
Hi Liane! Thanks for sharing – that's such a lovely way of meeting someone (one of the best, I think), and a generous thought on the part of your friend playing Cupid. I agree – there's nothing inherently wrong about meeting on an app at all, and as you say it's more time-efficient. That's true – I've noticed a lot more discourse around dishonesty/bad behaviour on dating apps, have you? But I (hope) it's a positive sign of a general demand for change – plenty of lovely people with genuine intentions on there.
Brilliant piece as usual - love a unique/ interesting couple origin story, but you’re so right that it’s the quality of the relationship itself that really matters!
Thank you lovely. And totally! It's also telling we never really judge friendship Meet Cutes (even if they are 'romantic'!) x
Your piece really really shows my age. I was married to and with my husband for over 40 years. Computers needed articulated lorries to transport them, mobile phones were not around, when they did appear they were the size and weight of bricks. So dating apps were not around. Although I do understand the attraction apps and they have developed. There were dating agencies, it would be interesting to look back in history how long they have existed in one form or another.
I couldn’t agree more with both you and Lauren and quality. I know just realised it’s Valentines Day. I met my husband when we were both involved in a rock club in north London.
Oh Jo... I think 'I met my husband in a rock club' is the Meet Cute we all hope to relay one day. I think there is – or was – a dating app that revolved around shared music taste... but that's nowhere near as cool. The concept of computers transported in articulated lorries made me smile, by the way. How far we've come... for better or for worse!
This is a really interesting piece! I met my husband at a dinner hosted by a mutual friend. She thought that we'd get on well, and it turns out that over 31 years later we still do. Although we met sort of organically, if I'd wanted to meet a partner in the current era, I'd have no problems with using Tinder or similar, simply because it's a more time-effective way of meeting potential partners. My only reservation is that I gather that people aren't always honest, which is distasteful and a pointless waste of time! But I don't think anyone should be embarrassed about how they met their partners....ultimately it is all about chance.
Hi Liane! Thanks for sharing – that's such a lovely way of meeting someone (one of the best, I think), and a generous thought on the part of your friend playing Cupid. I agree – there's nothing inherently wrong about meeting on an app at all, and as you say it's more time-efficient. That's true – I've noticed a lot more discourse around dishonesty/bad behaviour on dating apps, have you? But I (hope) it's a positive sign of a general demand for change – plenty of lovely people with genuine intentions on there.