the Nerd Love Story of Lud and Mati
Is it a date or two friends hanging out? Do you need to clarify? Is it wrong to confess by text? What about asking to hold hands? These are some of the questions we explore in the story of Lud and Mati.
🧝♂️ After meeting as part of a nerd group within their local Tolkien Association, Mati decided to take Lud on a date. But… she didn’t know that it was a date! They spent months as friends, with him trying to know if she was interested, and her assuming that they were just friends.
🎲 With multiple critical fails in the middle, it took a common friend to bridge the gap between them.
🎧 Listen to this story and realize that, sometimes, even with many Natural 1s, you can still beat the game. 👾
Timestamps for lazy nerds:
- 00:00:00 Game Start
- 00:01:43 Finding Nerd Friends
- 00:04:17 First Meet at a Tolkien Bar
- 00:06:42 Friends or date? Unclear!
- 00:08:47 Building Relationships
- 00:10:28 Critical Fail on a Physical Touch Check
- 00:11:53 Not a “Proper Date”
- 00:13:55 Second not-Date
- 00:15:57 Indirect Confession
- 00:18:54 Failed Confession via Text
- 00:22:01 Do you like your friend?
- 00:25:19 Asking to Hold Hands
- 00:26:43 Confessing vs. Escalating
- 00:31:38 Advice for Single Nerds
- 00:33:54 The Power of Friendship
