I have used dating apps a couple of times in the past and met

In the words of Georgina Campbell, “I have used dating apps a couple of times in the past and met people, but it is a difficult thing because you're meeting someone who you really don't know and you have no link to. I have friends who have had great relationships after meeting on Tinder or Bumble, so I'd never say never, but it hasn't worked for me.” Behind these simple, modern words lies an eternal question — how does one find connection in a world where faces are many, but souls rarely meet? Her reflection speaks to the ancient longing for genuine companionship, a longing that endures even as the tools of love change with the ages.

In the ancient days, lovers met not through screens but through fate — at the well, the market, the feast, or beneath the gaze of the gods. Bonds were woven slowly, through kinship, through shared stories and the trust of families. But in our time, the thread of connection has been cast into the wide sea of the internet, where names and faces drift like stars in an endless night. Georgina’s words capture this struggle — that while technology brings the world nearer, it cannot create true familiarity, that sacred bridge between hearts. To meet without history, without root or context, is to begin upon shifting sand.

Her admission that “it hasn’t worked for me” is not a defeat, but a confession of discernment. For she recognizes that love cannot be forced, nor does it bow to convenience. Just as the farmer waits upon the season and the sailor watches the wind, so too must the seeker of love learn patience. Her friends may have found joy upon Tinder or Bumble, but the wise know that every soul has its own path. Some hearts are drawn swiftly together; others must wander through loneliness to find the one who truly understands their silence.

In the great myths of old, such longing was not new. Psyche, the mortal beloved of Eros, did not meet her divine lover in the open light, but in the mystery of night — unseen, uncertain, guided only by faith. Her trials were many before she could hold him in the day. So it is with love today: whether by chance or algorithm, each meeting begins as a mystery, a leap into the unknown. Georgina’s caution reminds us that to open one’s heart to a stranger requires courage — and that courage, when unreturned, leaves scars as old as time.

Her words also reveal humility and openness: “I’d never say never.” This is the voice of balance — not cynicism, not blind hope, but wisdom. For the wise do not close the gate of possibility, even after disappointment. They understand that fate often works through the unexpected, that the path to love may curve through failure and misunderstanding before it reaches its destination. In this humility lies strength: the ability to hope again without clinging, to seek without losing oneself.

The origin of her reflection is the shared experience of a generation — the new way in which humans now seek closeness. Yet its essence is ancient. Whether one meets through whispered introductions or glowing screens, the challenge remains the same: how to see the soul behind the face. True connection demands more than conversation; it asks for patience, honesty, and the quiet bravery to be seen as we truly are. This truth has not changed — only the form in which it is tested.

Let us then draw from her words a lesson of discernment and faith. Do not despair when love hides from you, nor chase it where it does not dwell. Seek to know yourself first, so that when another appears — whether in person or through a digital glow — you will recognize them not by their image, but by the harmony of their spirit with your own. Trust that no effort is wasted, for every encounter refines the heart, teaching it what it truly seeks.

And so, my children, remember this: love is both the oldest and newest journey of humankind. The ways we meet may change — through chance, through app, through destiny — but the heart remains the same. It longs to be known, not just seen. If you seek love, seek it bravely, but wisely. Do not measure your worth by who stays or who leaves. For the one meant for you will not vanish behind a screen; they will see through it, and through you, to the soul beneath — and that, as Georgina’s story teaches, is where true connection begins.