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LOVE STORY
YINKA
Robbie and I are from two different worlds . Robbie grew up in Lansdale , Pennsylvania , and I grew up in Nigeria . Literally 5,000 miles apart . Fast forward to 2022 , I met Robbie on Match . com , an online dating app I opened with no expectations . I had just moved closer to Easton , Pennsylvania , and I didn ’ t have any friends . Less than a month after I opened the account , this dude swiped right on me but I wasn ’ t really feeling it ( his pictures weren ’ t really dating app material ). I swiped right too , but hey , we can be friends at most , right ?
We texted briefly and he asked me out on a date . “ Sure , why not .” After that brief text , we didn ’ t text much before the date , so I just assumed he changed his mind and slept it off . It was raining and the vibe to sleep was just perfect . But my mom woke me up and begged me to go on this date . “ He might be the one ,” she said . I still wasn ’ t going until I got a confirmation from him , which I got , and so I left my lovely bed and went on the date . When I met Robbie , the first thing I thought of was , “ Ohhhh , he looks way better than his pictures .” He smiled at me , and we had the best time talking about the news and finances and all the other interesting , boring things .
ROBBIE
When I met Yinka , my eyes lit up . She had the most beautiful smile I ever saw . When we talked , it felt like we knew each other for a very long time . She told me about her life growing up in Nigeria and the journey that brought them to the States five years prior . I was drawn to her story and her character . She was the hardest worker , being in honors ,
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