We Met in the Middle — Geographically and Emotionally

We Met in the Middle — Geographically and Emotionally

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"Let's meet in the middle." The suggestion came from Lena during one of our late-night video calls. I was in Chicago; she was in Warsaw. For months, our relationship had existed entirely on screens. We had built a powerful emotional connection on sofia date, but the physical distance felt like a vast ocean we weren't sure how to cross. The idea of one of us flying the entire way for a first meeting felt loaded with pressure. Who should go to whom? Whose world should we enter first?

Meeting in the middle was the perfect solution. It wasn’t about one person making the grand gesture. It was about us both taking an equal leap of faith. We chose Prague. It was a city neither of us had ever visited, a neutral ground where we could build our own shared memories from scratch. The act of choosing the city, booking our separate flights, and planning our itinerary together became a beautiful, collaborative project. It was our first joint venture as a couple. It transformed the daunting prospect of a first meeting into an exciting, shared adventure.

When I saw her for the first time in the arrivals hall of the Prague airport, it wasn't my territory or hers. It was ours. We were two explorers, meeting at a predetermined spot on the map to begin a new journey. This decision to meet halfway became a powerful metaphor for our relationship. We weren't just meeting in the middle geographically; we were meeting in the middle emotionally. We were both leaving our comfort zones, investing equally, and working together to bridge the gap between us. Our love story didn't start in Chicago or Warsaw. It started on the Charles Bridge in Prague, a place that belongs to neither of us, and therefore, belongs completely to both of us.