2019-10-24
18 分钟When he was working in Nevada, Justin Race met a woman he thought was perfect for him. The only problem? They had only ever talked to each other through Words With Friends. Justin's essay is read by Tony-winning actor Ben Platt, who stars in the new show "The Politician" on Netflix.
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When he was working in Nevada, Justin race met a woman that he thought was perfect for him.
The only problem?
Theyd never spoken outside of the online game words with friends.
Justins essay is read by Tony winning actor Ben Platt.
Ben stars in the new show the Politician on Netflix.
Her OkCupid profile mentioned that she was really good at Scrabble, so I sent her a message challenging her to a game of words with friends.
Loser buys the winner coffee.
I wrote you game.
She accepted, but told me coffee wasn't possible.
She was in China for the school year teaching English and wouldn't be back until July.
It was now January.
I had moved to Reno from Washington, DC, six months earlier to take a job at the University of Nevada, and I was having trouble meeting people.
Over those months, I had messaged more than 60 women and heard back from only six, leading to zero dates.
So it seemed cruelly fitting that the first woman I really connected with had moved to China.
But hey, a good words with friends partner can be even harder to find than love.