A Lesbian Love Story – How We Met

A Beautiful Lesbian Love Story

Our how we met story is one of our favourite love stories. . . naturally. The year was 2020 . . . in April and Covid 19 had just been declared a global pandemic. A few weeks into it , on 02 April 2020, I was bored at home and needed some sort of human connection. So I did the unthinkable and downloaded Tinder.

Our Lesbian Love Story Started on the Dating App Tinder

I had heard about the app, and not aware of the Tinder Swindler and everything else that could go wrong. In my head, I just needed someone to chat with , share stories with and while-away time with. I never ever thought that I actually could meet my soulmate, the one who would set my soul on fire and the one that I would fall head over heels in love with.

I definitely was not looking for love, but something happened when I saw her profile picture. All I remember is that she had the most beautiful smile, and she was wearing white pants and a crop top. I was immediately drawn to her and as I stared at her picture and read her profile . . . the unthinkable happened.

I swiped left, or is it right, to let her know that I liked her, and after a few minutes, she accepted it. It was a MATCH . . . and so the journey began.

We started talking immediately . . . and from the first hour of us talking, we knew there was a connection. The connection intensified as the conversation progressed, and by day 2, we knew there was something there. Our conversations were open, and we allowed ourselves to be vulnerable. We both were single when we met, she had come out of a decade long relationship, and I was single (and in a bit of a situationship that I had just come out of) . . . so the coast was clear. We could entertain each other and be together if we chose to be.

With lockdown level 5 . . . and with so many restrictions, it was a beautiful couple of weeks of zero distractions. All I knew at the time is that, I was looking forward to our chats, which is what we did the entire day, and even then, we would miss each other hectically when we were not chatting.

We Fell In Love Before Meeting Each Other

By day 4, we were soo into each other, the conversation was flowing and it honestly felt like we had been talking for much longer. By then, we were already “hearting” each other, ending conversations with I “heart” you. And I knew by then that I was in very deeply. I knew that I had fallen in love, and there was nothing I could do about it.

Bae  (Busi) on the other hand, had taken about a year to process her breakup, get over her relationship, heal and she had started dating again a few months prior to meeting me. So there were people that she was chatting to , and prior to Covid 19, she was actively going on dates, and she was kind of figuring out what she liked and who could be a suitable suitor. But guess what . . . after we started chatting, she started “shedding” those potential suitors because she also could feel what I was feeling.

It was undeniable, and it was too strong to ignore. So everyday, I would wake up to see if there’s a message from her and she would do the same. And by the time the middle of April rolled, I was deeply in love. It was the first time in my life that I had fallen for someone soo deeply, and so quickly.

Our First Face to Face Meeting

And then it happened!

On May the 1st 2020, we came out of hard lockdown and the restrictions were relaxed a bit. This meant that we could finally meet each other face to face, for the very first time and wow . . . the excitement was just out of this world.

We had the conversation that we wanted to meet as soon as possible, and we made a date for the 2nd of May. Bae was to come to my place in Douglasdale, and we would meet and hang out for a few hours. We agreed that she would come around 11, but she was late , and she only got there 2 hours after our agreed time.

And what a moment that was. I was on edge the entire day . . . excited and nervous and when that call finally came through to let me know that she was outside mt apartment complex, I was both overjoyed and sh*tting my pants all at the same time.

The walk from my apartment to the gate felt like the longest walk I had ever taken . . . and soo many thoughts were running through my mind. Little did I know that baby was going through anxiety of her own. She later told me that it was soo bad, she wanted to cancel and just drive back home. But we both wanted to see it through . . . because what if the face to face meeting is way different than our chats and phone conversations? What if we don’t vibe the same way when we meet face to face? What if we don’t like each other? What if the chemistry is off?

We needed to know . . . so I did that walk and called her when I got outside. There were a couple of cars and I had no idea which one was hers. When she told me which car she was in, my anxiety shot from 1000 to 2000 and I kept walking. Got to her drivers side of the car, opened the door and she got out. I remember the embrace like it happened yesterday, and I remember holding on to each other for a while, before kissing. That moment was everything I had dreamed it would be. . . and more. Cliche right , . . but so true.

That moment literally changed our entire lives for the better!

Anyway, when we got to my apartment, it was a little awkward at first and there was soo much that we had spoken about that we didn’t know what to do, or say. I remember the both of us sitting on the couch, talking about what we felt like eating. I hadn’t cooked, because I needed to clean the apartment and just get it sorted it out before she got there. I didn’t want her to think that I was weird, or super untidy, so I just had to try.

I remember looking at her on that couch, and noticed that she was trembling. I don’t know if it was nerves still or the realisation that she was actually in a strangers place and all I wanted her to do was to relax.

It was lockdown, but luckily I had some alcohol to help me relax a little bit, and she also came with a bottle of wine, so that was awesome. We ended up ordering pizza . . . and the rest as they say is history.

We have spoken to each other everyday since then, and when we made the decision to move in together, we have been together everyday since then. It’s been an amazing journey, one we never saw coming, one that we will cherish forever, a journey of immense growth and of learning about each other.

We will be sharing more about our love story and how we are slowly becoming the lesbian travel couple .

Love Coincidentally is really a collection of our travels, memories and experiences. As a lesbian couple in South Africa, we offer a unique take on travel, based on our experiences that we hope will benefit the LGBTQ+ community.