Tag: Tinder

There she was. Glistening underneath the fluorescent lights of the bar, she sat, waiting…for something. And then, he approached. In his red velour tracksuit. Kneeling casually against the bar he asked the girl with the glistening hair, “Hi. What’s your name?” And the rest? Well, as they say, the rest was history. This is how I, the romantic, imagines in my head, the first meeting between my friend Nikolai* and his now-wife Maria*. In reality, I’m positive he was not wearing one of those ridiculous track suits, and she was actually not sitting at the bar alone, but rather waiting for her friend to arrive. Regardless, he worked up the nerve to talk to her, and the result was a meet-cute for the 21st century that would culminate in a beautiful wedding ceremony a few years later. When I think of Russian romances, I always think of their relationship. Although, to be honest, I would say it’s a bit atypical for Russia:...