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Let’s Be the First To Watch Each Other’s Insta Stories and Never Speak Again
For the rest of our lives.
Nowadays, love starts with a literal heart or — if you’re feeling bold — a fire emoji.
But love doesn’t always end in flames. More often than not, it ends in silence, and a passive-aggressive watchful eye that Instagram users know too well.
First dates that would never be more
I opened the door to his car and sat down. It felt like riding in a spaceship. The seatbelt hugged me tightly as soon as I clicked it, the dashboard screen was a small television, and the LED lights above the armrests smoothly switched through all the colors of the rainbow.
I had no idea where we were going and was nervous that I wasn’t dressed for the occasion. The conversation flowed easily enough, though, that it quickly put me at ease. Once you find one or two things in common, no one is that much of a stranger.
We talked about music, experiences living abroad, and memories from spending our youth in the same city, thousands of miles away from where we were now, unaware of each…