But what happens if you were sat, quite by chance, next to a person who could potentially be your perfect partner? Well, it goes viral, if captured on social media. The airplane internet romance Plane Bae, my own viral hell story, and the death of privacy. Such was the case of a mystery couple who happened to end up sitting together when the woman agreed to trade seats so that Rosey Blair could be next to her boyfriend. Unfolding like a modern meet-cute, the tweet story of a romance observed by another passenger over the course of over 50 tweets-gone viral, Plane Bae soon. See /privacy for more information.This was followed by non-stop conversation, plans to keep in touch after, and some surreptitious arm-touching, with the woman even leaning on the man's shoulder for a quick second.īlair, a Twitter user from Texas, then remarked to her partner that she hoped the woman would be seated next to the love of her life.Īccording to Blair, who tweeted out the interaction from her phone, as soon as the man in question boarded, the couple hit it off even before the plane left the runway. There was chatting, smiling, there was (she reckons) some flirting, they both appeared to be single (no wedding bands), and even found common ground - both are personal trainers, and seemingly keep away from alcohol and meat. You can e-mail The High tweet us on Acast. Viv Albertine on a lifetime of fighting the patriarchy, on NPR's Fresh Air podcast
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The dangers of Natural Cycle and birth control apps, by Olivia Sudjic for The Guardian magazine Īll Saints on how to be a girl group, by Michael Cragg for The Observer magazine Hannah Betts, the postergirl for singletons, on coupledom for The Times Ī letter to my friend who is getting married, by Marisa Bate for The Pool If you are suffering with mental health issues or believe someone you know is, you can contact mental health charity MIND at , to find out more about your local support network.Īlso today, a beautiful piece on becoming 2 when you thought you would always be 1, by Hannah Betts, why you should fear ‘femtech’ and birth control apps by Olivia Sudjic and Viv Albertine’s polemic on Fresh Air. Are we right to be cautious of becoming a pill-addicted nation or do we need to overcome this stigma? And will children as young as 4, really absorb the nuances of mental health? Ultimately, education starts at a grassroots level and needs to be woven throughout the curriculum, focusing on positive preventative measures like exercise and healthy eating. What does this incident reveal to us, except, yet again, that the internet is misogynistic?Īlso today, we discuss two news stories surrounding mental health: firstly, that mental health may be taught to children as young as 4, and secondly, that 70,000 young people including 2,000 young children, are on anti-depressants. Unfolding like a modern meet-cute, the tweet story of a ‘romance’ observed by another passenger over the course of over 50 tweets-gone viral, Plane Bae soon morphed into a cautionary tale of consent, privacy and doxxing. Yup, that’s a pun we’re talking about Plane Bae. We might be a little delayed - much like a Ryanair flight - but we got there in the end.
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