It was late at night, and I was still staring at the price trend of Bitcoin. As a player who has been investing in cryptocurrencies since 2019, such late nights have long become the norm. A trading reminder interrupted my thoughts: ETH broke through a new high. Just as I was about to adjust my position, my phone suddenly lit up. It was a matchmaking reminder from the dating app.
Her profile was very special: “Financial practitioner, interested in blockchain, looking for people to discuss the future together.” In the photo, she stood in front of the New York Stock Exchange with a warm and confident smile. Instinctively, I clicked on her homepage.
For the first date, I chose a coffee shop that supports cryptocurrency payments. In order to appear professional, I specially prepared a PPT on the latest blockchain developments. She was wearing a simple white dress, and the moment she walked into the coffee shop, I suddenly forgot all the “professional analysis” I had prepared.
She is a quantitative trader at a brokerage firm, and her insights into financial technology impressed me. When I couldn’t help but take out my phone to check the market, she said gently: “Relax, the market is always there, but the good moments are fleeting.”
That day, we talked a lot. From the development prospects of DeFi to modern art, from her recent reading of “Debt Crisis” to the Lightning Network I studied. She knows just the right amount, neither appearing amateur nor aggressive. When we parted, she joked, “Can we talk about something other than Bitcoin next time we date?”
I took her to the planetarium on the second date. Looking at the vast starry sky, I said, “You know? Bitcoin is like these stars, seemingly far away, but changing our lives.” She smiled and shook her head: “You are still talking about Bitcoin.” But this time, she took the initiative to hold my hand.
In the days that followed, I slowly learned to turn off market alerts when dating. Once the bear market plummeted, she accompanied me through the most difficult period. “The market will always get better,” she said, “The important thing is that someone is willing to stay with you all the time.”
Three months later, I sold a Bitcoin and bought her a diamond ring. When I proposed, I said, “This may be the most worthwhile ‘sell’ in my life.”
