On a grey and dreary day in mid-2020, my date and I were among a sea of people out and about on a daily walk in East London.

As we wandered towards our destination, I admired the locals waving at each other from a distance, the strangers giving each other enough space to get past, and I couldn’t help but feel zingy and excited about my own circumstances.

This all sounds pretty standard for an outdoor date in the throes of the pandemic , I’m sure. However, there was just one, key difference…

Instead of going for a stroll in a local park full of kids or people on picnics, our date was taking place in a graveyard.

I had matched with Sergio*, a death metal fan from Milan, on Hinge and was instantly attracted to his Italian-accented voice notes and beard. I also liked his

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