A Love Connection

by | Jul 20, 2017 | CBS Radio Report


A Love ConnectionThanks to the reaching power of social media, a long running joke is turning into the first date of a lifetime.

In 2014 Josh Avsec, a student at Ohio’s Kent State University messaged Michelle Arendas on the dating site Tinder. Two months later she wrote back telling him she was sorry for the delay and that her phone had died. Taking the brush off in stride he waited two months before responding, apologizing for his delay by saying he was in the shower.

The two of them have continued the joke for three years with responses always coming a few months apart. Some of their tongue in cheek excuses included having a busy president’s day, waiting for their phone to become fully charged and homework.

Recently Josh posted part of the exchange on Twitter, saying it was time the two finally met. That exchange quickly went viral and Tinder took notice. The dating app reached out to the couple saying it would pay for their first date in the city of their choosing. Their choice? Maui. A love connection for them and free publicity for Tinder.

Brian Banmiller

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CBS News Radio national business journalist Brian Banmiller has spent more than 40 years in the news industry, covering business, politics and the economy on television, radio and in print. Currently, his “Banmiller on Business” reports are delivered to an audience of millions nationwide.

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