Laura Olin

I’ve always been shy, and when I was younger it could be paralyzing. I never went to parties. Online dating was completely out of the question. In 2009, though, I responded to someone’s question on Twitter about whether there are any good romantic comedies set in D.C. (“The More the Merrier,” set in Washington during the World War II housing shortage.) He replied, we followed each other, and over the next two years, an exchange from him was usually one of the best parts of my day.

When my best friend asked me if I had my eye on anyone, I said it sounded silly but I had a crush on someone on Twitter. “What does he look like?” she asked. I didn’t know. “How old is he?” I didn’t know. Sometimes I wondered if I’d run into him on the subway without knowing it. (We finally met in person. This month we celebrated three years together.)
-Laura Olin, Digital Strategist

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