By Mathieu Vich
Published on 28 Feb 21 at 11:53
updated on 28 Feb 21 at 16:47
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In Bordeaux as in all of France, the pandemic does not allow bars, restaurants and nightclubs to reopen. And while people are getting fewer and fewer, dating apps like Tinder have let you pass the time. Even more if affinity.
They found love …
This is particularly the case of Laura *, a young student from Bordeaux, who testifies:
“I was in a relationship with a man for 6 years. We broke up just before lockdown and my best friend signed me up on Tinder right away. All the guys were looking for fun but after a month I hooked up with a girl when I had never dated one before. I saw her several times during confinement and it worked well since today we have been together for 9 months ”. If the latter said it was pessimistic about the usefulness of these applications, here it is.
–Lara is also one of the lucky ones because according to her, against all odds, she managed to find her other half. The business school student confides:
“A little before confinement we decided to register on Tinder with my friends during an evening to pass the time. With my best friend, we “matched” the same people. One of them sends me a message to point it out to me and we discuss afterwards, he stands out from the others as the discussion progresses.
Two days later we decide to see each other and the current is going quite well. We have continued to see each other despite the confinement since then and we have been together for 4 months ”. Like what, we must not despair … Everything comes at the right time to those who can wait.
… Others carnal moments
While some signed up with the goal of finding love, others had a whole other idea behind their heads. And proof that Tinder is not only useful for “young people”, Virginie analyzes her journey on the application which particularly satisfied her:
“Tinder, a planet full of surprises… Indeed in these strange times when social isolation is even more felt I discovered this still unknown world .. This application allowed me to meet a multitude of people that I would never have crossed paths in my usual universe …
–Whether for a simple discussion, consider a meeting in the real world, a carnal moment or more, switch to another network for a more colorful exchange… The possibilities are endless.
During the confinement I had to be inventive not to be fined. From shopping bags full of non-perishable food to certificates for compelling reasons …
I had an advantage with my work certificate allowing me to move around more freely. So I often went directly to the people I wanted to meet to prevent them from moving and risking a fine. I was able to meet people from 20 to 45 years old.
–And for me, coming out of 17 years of living together, which does not fit into the standard physical codes of our society, I was able to rediscover that the human in its diversity is wonderful and that yes I correspond to some. Indeed, I really met a lot of people in this year 2020 and it was mainly fleeting carnal moments ”.
Decidedly talkative, Virginie decided to tell us more about the anecdotes that have marked her in recent months …
“My most original meeting full of romanticism: a meeting at 10 pm on the shores of Lake Lacanau. Arrive in the night and see a small light coming from the lake heading towards me and realize that this meeting was going to take place on the water. On a small motor boat fitted out to spend a beautiful moment under the stars with little lights, sweets to taste and sip and background music.
My shortest meeting: a discussion, a meeting an hour later, and never again. And finally my most unusual meeting… to find myself in an isolated place for a carnal moment in the car in the rain ”.
–As for Johana, she wasn’t thrilled by her brief encounter on another app:
“I met a guy on a dating app, and I spent the night with him not even 48 hours later. I felt a very intense alchemy and fusion between us, and I had a magical night. Unfortunately the next day I never heard from him even though I didn’t miss the desire to see him again ”.
After the blow of the blackout… The blow of the stream
Finally comes the most unusual anecdote of our testimonies. That of a student in political science and who it seems found himself in a worrying situation:
“I met a girl at a fair after a challenge from my friends. I go to see her at the entrance of a club and the feeling is good… But so drunk I forgot to take her number. A few months later I found her on Tinder, during confinement, to the greatest of luck. I jump at the chance and the girl is open.
I tell him “if you want we go to the sea one evening”, but since it’s an hour’s drive away, I suggest that he take my car. So we meet in a supermarket parking lot. We talk, we talk and then we end up kissing. And the desire comes to us but we have no place so we decide to venture into small paths, each with his car (because the idea of going to the sea has passed).
–I then take a small path and wanting to park, I put the car in the stream. And no way to get it out. We do what we have to do anyway (in the trunk of the car which is in the stream).
Then, it was late so I told the girl to go home afterwards. I called my parents after spending the night in the car to come and get me out the next morning. I had to explain to my father at 7 am how I ended up in the stream ”.
Dear Lucas, the entire editorial staff of Actu.fr Bordeaux hope that your car was not too damaged during this night in the stream.
* First names have been changed at the request of witnesses for confidentiality reasons.
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