Who said you couldn’t find love on a dating site? Six couples share how a simple swipe of the thumb changed their lives forever.
In April 2018, I moved to South Korea to teach English at a preschool. Although I enjoyed the job and change of culture, it wasn’t long before my loneliness got the better of me and I downloaded the infamous Tinder app.
It was through this app that I met my husband, Joe. At the time, I had no great expectations for the app, or even Joe, who was an officer in the US Army stationed in Korea. But, fortunately, I gave them both a chance, and we scheduled our first date for September at a Korean baseball game.
Joe seemed very easy-going; I could tell from the first time I met him that he was a true gentleman. To this day he tells me about how nervous he was on that date, and claims that he was even more nervous than when he was deployed to Afghanistan.
I was afraid that our baseball date would just be a one-time encounter, but Joe’s persistence and love in the following days and weeks, left my mind at peace, thanks to his nightly, calls, which eventually led to weekends spent together.
When it came time for Joe to return to the US in November, he asked if I would go with him. Two weeks later, I decided to pack everything up and head over with him. Shortly after arriving in the US, Joe popped the question. I couldn’t even believe it was happening!
After getting married on the 18th of January 2019 in Arizona, near where Joe grew up, on top of a mountain with close family and friends, we’re now happily married and have moved to Seattle, Washington.
We definitely plan on having a big South African wedding later this year, but for now all I can say is I’m pretty stoked we both swiped right.
– CRYSTAL AND JOE
Marnus and I matched on Tinder back in June 2017. Why a dating site? Well, the reality is that it’s not always easy to just approach someone, especially if you’re as introverted as we are.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 2019 من GLAMOUR South Africa.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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