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LoginI had just started eating my Whopper meal when he started belting it out, his arms firmly placed on my shoulders. She's British," he shouted at the various people who were just getting on with their day, but were clearly wondering what on earth was going on. This date was the first of many I had planned to go on as research for a book I was writing about dating as a British woman in the United States. I was in my mids at the time, and had no real plan other than which states I would be visiting, placing newspaper adverts in New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami, and Philadelphia claiming to be a single woman looking for love. I hoped everyone would be as weird and wonderful as the man I'd met in that Burger King, and they did not disappoint. One gentleman, after a couple of drinks, informed me that he had taken the liberty of booking a hotel room for us after knowing me for only a couple of hours—I politely declined.
The night I met George, the epitome of a charming Englishman, I was immediately drawn to him. Even though he wasn't stereotypically handsome, he was delightful and quick to make fun of himself—and to tease me: the typical American. We met at a bar as fellow expats in Beijing. Within thirty seconds, we were flirting. After a long night out wandering the city with George, he put me into a cab.
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6/28/2024
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