"In May 2018, I was scrolling through prospective dates on Bumble when I saw Charlie's profile. I could tell we had a lot of immediate connections. He had worked for human rights organisations, travelled a lot and even had interesting profile pictures. I swiped right. Later that day, we met at a small bar close to my work in Melbourne for a drink. Even though it was a good first date, I decided I didn't have the energy for more dates straight away."
"So when I got back to Melbourne we met again for dumplings, and it was on. After just six months together we moved into his one-bedroom bachelor pad. That was a massive mistake. We did it way too fast and immediately started squabbling. It was just too soon for two very independent people who had spent a lot of time building up their own lives to be suddenly trying to mesh them together."
A Bumble match led to a promising first date, a pause, then renewed meetings that quickly became a relationship. After six months the couple moved into a one-bedroom apartment, a decision that precipitated frequent squabbling and regret. Two independent people struggled to merge established lives, and tensions escalated to the point of seeking couples counselling. The counsellor judged the partners to be too far apart to reconcile. A planned month-long trip to South America became a fraught escape as early pandemic news forced the couple to bunker down in a small hotel room.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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