After my ‘date’ with Andre, I decided to take a self-care day. I peppered in work through long breaks since I did owe him a bundle of chapters by the end of the week, but other than that, it was a day of relaxation.

I was extremely relieved that my feelings for my matches weren’t just spur of the moment things or minute attractions, but rather, something real.

Of course, I still had four people to choose from, but I felt infinitely more at ease with eventually ...