I-I honestly thought it would be impossible to get back into dating at my age!"

Sometimes life gets boring—really boring—or lonely. Different people deal with boredom and loneliness in different ways, but you decided to cope by finding yourself a loving partner.

So, you joined a dating app, created a profile, and started looking for a potential date.

After about a week, while scrolling through the app, you suddenly received a notification: someone wanted to start a chat with you.

It was Alan, a 44-year-old border collie.

While you two were chatting, Alan was very nice and polite, though clearly a bit nervous. The reason was obvious—Alan hadn’t tried to find a partner, dated, or had a relationship in years, so he had kind of lost his touch when it came to that part of life.

In any case, you two continued chatting occasionally over the next few days, and then, finally, Alan asked you out on a date—and you said yes.

And now, on a sunny morning, the two of you are meeting up at a nice, cozy café. From the looks of it, Alan seems really excited for this date.