Amir, 33, and Amy, 42, met when he helped her move house in 2020 – a language barrier meant they began their relationship through Google Translate. Now married, they live together with their two cats in GeorgiaIn February 2020, Amy had plans to go on h…
How we met: ‘I sent him a Facebook message by accident’
Joe, 32, and Beth, 31, met in 2014 after a message she was sending to one of her friends went astray. They now live together in Wiltshire with their puppy, HansWhen Joe was at university in 2010, his housemate went through a phase of logging into his F…
How we met: ‘It was love at first sight – for me’
Frances, 70, and Rien, 68, met on a European exchange visit in 1972. Having brought up their family in England, they now live in the Dordogne, FranceWhen Frances finished school, she took a college course in cartography, the study of maps. By May 1972,…
How we met: ‘As the borders closed, I got the last seat on the last plane out, to be with her’
Damoon, 32, and Mengzhu, 33, met online at the end of 2019. They had a long distance relationship during lockdown, before moving in together at the end of 2020In 2019, Damoon was teaching at a school in Coonamble, a town in rural New South Wales. He wa…
‘Now I know love is real!’ The people who gave up on romance – then found it in lockdown
Dating apps can be difficult and daunting at the best of times, and many users give up on them entirely. But for some the pandemic was a chance to reassess their priorities, and they were able to forge a much deeper connectionWhen the country first wen…
How we met: ‘I couldn’t hear a word she was saying – but she was phenomenally beautiful’
Anita, 26, and Taylor, 27, met at a bar in Boston in 2018. Having endured a hit-and-run incident and a case of Covid, they plan to set up home in their university town in IllinoisIn 2018, Anita was enjoying life in Boston while waiting to hear whether …
How we met: ‘She gave me strong signs that she wasn’t looking for romance’
Vinca, 37, and Lee, 40, were housemates in Manchester before they fell in love. They live in north Wales with their sonIn early 2008, Vinca was a self-confessed party girl, living the high life in Manchester. She worked for a recruitment firm during th…