Our Hinge date went viral and made us famous overnight – but after a lover’s slip, I had to confess everything to my boss

Little did Matt Robertson and Khani Le know their lives were about to change when they agreed to fly off to Costa Rica on their third date with a near empty seat.

of people from new york After meeting on a dating app, they were still acquainted with each other. hingegot stuck Costa Rica 3 months for global Covid lockdown It quickly became a viral internet sensation.

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But it wasn’t all rosy for the pair — the difficulty of being stuck in a foreign country with complete strangers and the added pressure of a knowing world about their romance began to take a dramatic toll. rice field.

Their story was told in the new Longest Third Date netflix A documentary detailing the ups and downs of their adventures in the Central American country.

In the documentary, viewers can watch a series of footage shot by influencer Matt, who once described his life as cinematic.

At first, it was all fun for the two, but after Matt posted a clip of their escapades, they were soon inundated with interview requests from publications around the world.

Their videos received hundreds of thousands of views, likes and comments, and many were captivated by their unique experience.

While he was basking in their newfound fame, Khani wasn’t too happy about the details of her private life being made public.

In the film she says:[In] In one of the previous interviews we did, the interviewer asked us, are you girlfriend and boyfriend?

“Matt was like, ‘Oh yeah,’ but in my head I was like, ‘Oh, yeah? Matt’s just walking around pretending not to say a word and I’m going to see my private life. I honestly didn’t like it.

“I hated doing these interviews. I didn’t like this aspect of Matt. I started to wonder what his motives were with all this.

“So I started thinking, what if we come back and go our separate ways and it’s over?”

giant slip

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After the start of a string of bad relationships, Khani, who had just begun to open up the possibility of dating again, put her guards back on and started shutting down.

she says: It always makes men uneasy and they lash out about it.

“I had to hide all the time and couldn’t be myself. It just drained a lot. I was in no hurry to get into a relationship.”

Their online popularity also meant that brand spokesperson Khani, who had been working from home for the entire stay, had to reveal his true location to his boss.

She recalls: “I knew it was going back to my job, so I set up a call with my boss. [I said] “I want to let you know that in the last few months something is becoming clearer about where I’ve been. I was actually in Costa Rica with a guy.

“They ended up finding it very funny, thank God.”

Matt then realized he made a big mistake by posting an interview, saying, “After self-declaring we were boyfriend and girlfriend, a lot of ‘what’s going on in her head. I know that it created the

“It was almost a reset that the guards came back because I did something stupid.”

pregnancy phobia

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While stranded in Costa Rica, the couple’s bond grew through drinks on the beach, dinner on a disused boat, and activities that kept them occupied throughout the day.

Matt says:

He also added that they ended up having “a lot of great sex.”

“There was definitely a spark. When we got stuck together, there’s nothing to do but drink and fuck,” she says.

But 45 days after leaving home, their passion was quickly short-lived when Khani’s period was delayed, prompting fears that she was pregnant after her birth control pills had worn off.

She found another brand to buy in Costa Rica, but there were reports that counterfeit drugs had saturated the market.

Describing how she felt about the unexpected possibility of becoming a mother, she recalls: contraception -It wasn’t coming, and I’ve been pretty regular for the last 14/15 years at that point.

“I always had it on Tuesdays. It was like, ‘Oh, it’s Tuesday and it’s not here. I was trying to rationalize why it didn’t come when it usually comes.’

“I didn’t want to stress it too much until I knew for sure, but neither of us wanted children.”

She adds: You cannot have children in another country. ”

Covid love story

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The pair met just before the world knew how deadly Covid could be, spending their first date at an Indian restaurant and their second at kickaxing.

When Matt suggests going to Costa Rica for a third date, Khani is initially apprehensive, but after talking to his mother and best friend, she accepts the offer.

But they had no idea that the world was on the brink of a global pandemic that would bring global travel to a halt.

Matt explains:

It was on the 4th day of arrival that the problem occurred. I received word that my flight was canceled and I had no communication as to when I would be able to return home.

While they decided to make the most of Costa Rica by staying in various luxury Airbnbs, they were also concerned about their family’s well-being back in New York, which has become one of the most affected cities. rice field.

Khani’s mother worked in the hospital’s Covid unit, while Matt’s grandfather was in a nursing home that had just documented its first case of the virus.

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After becoming a support system for each other, their chemistry grew with each passing day.

Matt said:

“In the last few weeks, I’ve gone from just being on vacation to starting to fall in love with this girl and trying to fight that feeling.”

They introduced each other to a friend at home via Zoom call and got matching tattoos that translate to “your life.”

The Longest Third Date is available on Netflix starting today