{"id":249,"date":"2015-05-20T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephaneian.com\/?post_type=our-story&#038;p=249"},"modified":"2023-05-31T01:17:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T01:17:35","slug":"the-first-date","status":"publish","type":"our-story","link":"https:\/\/stephaneian.com\/en\/our-story\/the-first-date\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-249\" data-postid=\"249\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-249 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_18om753 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_54bc753 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_m2x7105   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After several days of talking via Facebook Chat, Ian and I decided it was time to meetup in person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We weren\u2019t calling this an actual date but more of a hangout. After all, we knew of each other already from work, but we also hadn\u2019t really had a real in person conversation. The conversation online flowed naturally but would things be as smooth in person? It was time to find out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We settled on meeting at The Churchmouse in the Village. A casual pub near our building. Nothing too crazy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We got a booth upstairs and sat down. The conversation picked up exactly where we left it online. We got the chance to talk a lot more about where we come from and what our interests are. Ian opened up about everything he\u2019s passionate about. We discussed at length Ian\u2019s passion for snowboarding and the LGBTQ+ festival he had started in Blue Mountain. 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