The article explores the author's solo travels in Berlin, where she finds love with a woman named Maren through a dating app. Their relationship quickly blossoms through sweet and intimate messages. The narrative shifts as the author observes a touching moment between a woman and her elderly father at Trader Joe's, which evokes memories of her own father, who passed away. This experience leads to an emotional reflection on familial love and connection that resonates deeply throughout the author's journey.
Traveling Berlin solo, I download a dating app to find someone in the famously queer city. Waiting at a cafe, I text: all black, striped bag, blond head. Maren embraces me with ease. We talk for hours, but I'm so aware of our age gap that I never make a move.
It's only through others that I can imagine what he'd be like now... Later in the parking lot, I watch as she gently guides him into the car. I let my tears fall, grateful for a glimpse of another daughter's love.
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