FALL IN LOVE

摘要

Last spring, stuck alone in a studio apartment in Los Angeles, I redownloaded Tinder. I had low expectations and a lot of time, but it took me only a few swipes to match with Anthony, a teacher with striking blue eyes. In a normal world, we might not have found each other: Anthony had been teaching in China for two years, only to be marooned with family in Florida after visiting for a friend's wedding. Tinder's Passport feature lets you choose a city to swipe in-Anthony picked L.A., because he imagined living there one day.After messaging on the app, we moved to the phone. Our second call lasted six hours. We didn't experience most of the standard first-date jitters, though I later found out that until our first Zoom date he'd been mildly anxious that I might not have teeth, given my predilection for not smiling in photos. He was relieved to find out he was wrong.