In 2015, i discovered myself personally on Tinder in Shanghai, swiping through dudes I already knew, dudes I had previously dated, and also the occasional pilot visiting city for "one night only." Expat matchmaking in Shanghai try a minefield—a transient world with a restricted pool of prospective fits and far debauchery, as no one really plans to stay-in the metropolis permanently.

I found myself pleasantly surprised once I matched up with Robert*, a fellow expat through the British who'd simply relocated to Shanghai.