Mercilessly dumped by her boyfriend, Emma, a 19-year-old American woman decided that she wouldn’t stay single for long. The only thing that was standing in her way? The birthday gift that she had bought for her ex: tickets for a free, non-refundable skydive that was going to expire in November.
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So as not to have wasted her money (and also because she didn’t want to miss out on this adventure) Emma went on Tinder to find ‘a hot guy’ to accompany her on this dive. After a bit of searching, the young woman came across Austin’s profile, a 22-year-old brave guy studying at Purdue University (Indiana) who was down for this thrill.
After organising their first date the week before, Emma and Austin decided that they would finally go on the skydiving trip at the end of October. And although their relationship is only platonic for now, there’s nothing stopping things from getting more serious one day…
As for Emma’s ex, he’s probably going to be furious that he’s been replaced so quickly!