#3 At first

When I first registered on the dating site https://www.sofiadate.com/dating-tips/how-to-get-a-girlfriend, I didn’t expect anything special. I rather wanted to get distracted, communicate, find new people. It seemed to me that real feelings through the screen were impossible, that live emotions could not be replaced by correspondence. But my story proved the opposite. At first, I was just getting to know people, having light conversations, but one day a person appeared in the feed with whom everything turned out differently. His profile was simple, without excessive “glossiness”: a few photos from travels, a short description that he likes to read and cook. There were no pretentious quotes or banal phrases - everything looked very sincere. I decided to write first, and this turned out to be the best decision. At first, we corresponded about little things: favorite films, music, travels. But soon the conversations became deeper. We shared personal stories, discussed dreams, even argued about politics and philosophy. I caught myself waiting for his messages more than calls from friends. A week later, he asked me out. Honestly, I had my doubts. My head was spinning with thoughts: what if he turns out to be different in real life, what if this is just a pretty picture online? But curiosity won out. We agreed to meet in the park. When I approached the meeting place, he was already waiting. A smile, a look - and all doubts disappeared. He turned out to be the same as in the correspondence: attentive, open, with a light sense of humor. We walked for several hours, talked about everything, laughed, as if we had known each other for a long time. This meeting became the beginning of a whole series. We began to spend more time together: dinners, walks, going to the cinema. Everything was so natural that it seemed - this is exactly what I was waiting for. Especially touching was the moment when he first invited me to his place and cooked dinner. He admitted that he was more nervous than on the first date. And I realized that I was starting to fall in love. Not in an image or a beautiful correspondence, but in a real person. Today we have been together for more than a year. Sometimes I think: how would my life have turned out if I had not decided to register then? Probably, we would have simply passed each other by. Now I am sure: dating is not just a way to kill time, but a real chance to meet your person. The main thing is to be open, sincere and not be afraid to try. After all, even one random message can change your life. I am grateful to fate that one ordinary evening I decided to take a step into the world of online dating. Because that is where the story that we are now writing together began.