Such an experience might throw years of French study out the window as you realize you don’t actually speak French at all – but don’t worry, most of it is slang that even the French outside of the gay community haven’t mastered. But when you’re chatting with a Frenchman online, you’ll notice very quickly that you aren’t speaking Voltaire’s French. Online dating was a way to meet locals and actually (try to) speak French with them.
We’ve all been lonely little expats at one point.
