My girlfriend and I were long-distance for over a year. When we moved in together, we picked a city that was new to both of us.

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While dating, my girlfriend and I lived in different cities. We met on X — we started following each other back in 2021 and began speaking more frequently after she offered to give me some comments for an article I was writing the following year. Our first date was in January 2023, and we made things official in March.