{"id":13737,"date":"2024-03-16T10:37:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T09:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/16\/to-the-train-lady-with-dark-brown-hair-extraordinary-stories-of-four-couples-who-found-love-via-small-ads\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T10:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T09:37:33","slug":"to-the-train-lady-with-dark-brown-hair-extraordinary-stories-of-four-couples-who-found-love-via-small-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/16\/to-the-train-lady-with-dark-brown-hair-extraordinary-stories-of-four-couples-who-found-love-via-small-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018To the train lady with dark brown hair \u2026 \u2019: extraordinary stories of four couples who found love via small ads"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are the chances of real romance via a \u2018missed connection\u2019? And has the internet turned these interactions from the stuff of romcoms to just a bit creepy?<\/p>\n

In the beginning, Darcy had a boyfriend and an aisle seat. It was 29 March 2000, and she was the last person to board the plane from Atlanta, Georgia, to Sacramento in California. Hot, sweaty and tired from running to catch the flight, she was frustrated to see that someone else was in her seat. \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d the stranger said, \u201cdo you mind switching with me?\u201d The thing was, he explained, his wife was afraid of flying \u2013 he wanted to sit by her. Darcy McGaffic is 6ft tall \u2013 there\u2019s a reason she had booked to sit in the aisle of the exit row. The stranger gestured to his seat, right at the back of the plane. A middle seat. Darcy said: \u201cFine.\u201d She laughed, made her way back, sat down, and then another stranger opened their mouth. \u201cI<\/em> wouldn\u2019t have done that,\u201d the man next to her smiled.<\/p>\n

That man was Scott Germond \u2013 just a stranger named Scott back then. They spoke for the entire five-hour duration of their flight; Darcy, who was in her 30s, told him about her job sorting out the \u201cinstant replays\u201d for sports tournaments, and the pair told \u201cstupid jokes\u201d that made each other laugh. At one point, Scott asked Darcy if she was dating anyone. She hesitated. Technically she was, but she had already decided to break up with her boyfriend the night before, because they had been\u00a0on the phone and he hadn\u2019t stopped talking about\u00a0his ex-wife. Darcy stumbled over Scott\u2019s question. She couldn\u2019t tell him the truth: \u201cWell, I\u2019m dating somebody, but I\u2019m thinking about dumping him because I might like you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nWhat are the chances of real romance via a \u2018missed connection\u2019? And has the internet turned these interactions from the stuff of romcoms to just a bit creepy?
\nIn the beginning, Darcy had a boyfriend and an aisle seat. It was 29 March 2000, and she was the last person to board the plane from Atlanta, Georgia, to Sacramento in California. Hot, sweaty and tired from running to catch the flight, she was frustrated to see that someone else was in her seat. \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d the stranger said, \u201cdo you mind switching with me?\u201d The thing was, he explained, his wife was afraid of flying \u2013 he wanted to sit by her. Darcy McGaffic is 6ft tall \u2013 there\u2019s a reason she had booked to sit in the aisle of the exit row. The stranger gestured to his seat, right at the back of the plane. A middle seat. Darcy said: \u201cFine.\u201d She laughed, made her way back, sat down, and then another stranger opened their mouth. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have done that,\u201d the man next to her smiled.
\nThat man was Scott Germond \u2013 just a stranger named Scott back then. They spoke for the entire five-hour duration of their flight; Darcy, who was in her 30s, told him about her job sorting out the \u201cinstant replays\u201d for sports tournaments, and the pair told \u201cstupid jokes\u201d that made each other laugh. At one point, Scott asked Darcy if she was dating anyone. She hesitated. Technically she was, but she had already decided to break up with her boyfriend the night before, because they had been\u00a0on the phone and he hadn\u2019t stopped talking about\u00a0his ex-wife. Darcy stumbled over Scott\u2019s question. She couldn\u2019t tell him the truth: \u201cWell, I\u2019m dating somebody, but I\u2019m thinking about dumping him because I might like you.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What are the chances of real romance via a \u2018missed connection\u2019? And has the internet turned these interactions from the stuff of romcoms to just a bit creepy? In the beginning, Darcy had a boyfriend and an aisle seat. It was 29 March 2000, and she was the last person to board the plane from …<\/p>\n

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