<p>Maria knew how to play the online dating game, while Oliver had no suitable photos, and very little experience of ‘the rules’. She thought he was too keen; he thought they wouldn’t gel in real life. But, as the rain poured around their first date bubble, they lost themselves in easy conversation, and a subtle move from Oliver shifted the atmosphere from friendly to romantic. </p><p>In this special edition of Equal Parts, our host shares her own relationship story. </p><br><p>Every episode of Equal Parts is accompanied by a piece of original artwork. Savannah Storm is behind the ink piece for Maria & Oliver’s story, and can be seen at <a href="https://www.equalpartspodcast.co.uk/artwork" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.equalpartspodcast.co.uk/artwork</a>, or on socials using <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/equalpartspodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EqualPartsPodcast</a>.</p><br><p>Follow Savannah on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/savannah.storm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to see more of her work.</p><br><p>Find a transcript for this episode: <a href="https://www.equalpartspodcast.co.uk/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.equalpartspodcast.co.uk/transcripts</a></p><br><p>Please rate and review this podcast wherever you listen, or share the link with a friend.</p><br><p>Learn more or contact via: <a href="https://www.equalpartspodcast.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.equalpartspodcast.co.uk</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/mariapassingham" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mariapassingham</a></p><p>#EqualPartsPodcast</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>