Her story: His online profile was intriguing -- he was cute, he had a PhD in plant sciences and a chocolate company, and his pictures all seemed to portray a genuine and open person. When he first messaged me, he asked about my surfing picture and whether 'that was some nice Atlantic swell in the background'? It was, but not on the East Coast of the USA like he thought, but in Portugal, where I learned to surf. His story: I was drawn to her love of life, passion for surfing and traveling. Our first date lasted five hours! We went to taste Georgian wine and she told me all about her time in that country. Then I took her to a billiards bar where I used to go as a teenager, followed by a book lecture and a chat over coffee. We had so much to talk about, I had to see her again!