A couple have travelled a collective 2,300 miles for their first date in Venice after talking online for a month. Nafis Delowar, 26, met his Scottish girlfriend D'arcy Flanagan, 24, a month ago on TikTok and the pair have been speaking daily ever since. Mr Delowar lives in London, whereas his date is based in Dundee, roughly 480 miles apart.
Talks of a first date inevitably arose and Ms Flanagan suggested she travel via London on her way back from a solo trip to Venice she had already planned. But Mr Delowar took it to the next level and suggested to meet her in the Italian city, leading the pair to enjoy a three-day-long first date wandering through the streets of Venice. Mr Delowar, a bar manager from Stratford, London, said: "It was a bit strange meeting her in person for the first time because I felt like I knew her so well already.
"It felt natural pretty quickly and we really enjoyed the city. We spent most of our days walking through the streets, looking at the architecture and sitting down to eat whenever we felt like it. "We probably went on 20 first dates on the three-day trip.
" Before the holiday, the couple had spent weeks speaking on the phone and messaging daily. Despite conflicting schedules with Mr Delowar working primarily evenings and Ms Flanagan spending her days working in a hospital, they always found time to talk. It was this connection that made them both feel safe in venturing out to a foreign country to meet a stranger.
Mr Delowar said: "I was definit.