We matched on Hinge and booked a £600 holiday to Copenhagen for our first date - despite never having met in person before
- Leeds couple Sophie Holdgate, 27, and Conor Jay, 29, had their first date abroad!
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A couple who flew abroad for their first date just two weeks after matching on a dating app have revealed they are still going strong.
Sophie Holdgate, 27, and her beau Conor Jay, 29, from Leeds, sparked up a conversation on Hinge before booking flights to Copenhagen, Denmark for their first official date.
Sophie, who works in marketing, wrote on her Hinge profile that she was looking for someone she could share a '£99 Wowcher mystery holiday' with for 'our first date'.
This enticed Conor into replying, and sparks flew as he wooed Sophie with a comment about collecting fridge magnets.
The couple booked a £600 getaway - paying £300 each - dated for two weeks away. It would see them board an easyJet flight from Manchester airport to Denmark.
Conor Jay, 29, and Sophie Holdgate, 27, (both pictured) spontaneously flew to Copenhagen, Denmark for their first ever date
Sophie's Hinge prompt put the feelers out for their first date, and the two have since gone from strength to strength
The couple visited the famous Nyhavn area in Copenhagen, which features a 17th-century waterfront and bright, picturesque houses
It proved to be the right move for the lovebirds who have now been together for three months. Sophie said her and Conor felt 'connected straight away'.
'Dating can be endless sometimes so it was nice to meet someone who is also spontaneous so we connected straight away,' she explained.
'If you're not a shy person and feel confident travelling then it's really worth trying. It's definitely something that you can't overthink, you've just got to go for it'.
Hoping to make her Hinge plan come true, Sophie discussed the 'mystery' trip with Conor.
On March 22 they went for drinks but after fearing the 'mystery holiday' could encourage the other to back out - they spontaneously booked a flight to Copenhagen for the next weekend.
Both being lovers of travel, their holiday lasted four days, from March 29 to April 1.
Although unplanned, the couple clearly went the extra mile to ensure their first official date was a success.
Sophie revealed: 'One thing we had in common was planning an itinerary before so Conor sent me a google document titled "Con and big Soph's Copenhagen adventure" with the message "your carriage awaits my lady" and we listed everything we each wanted to do.
Sparks flew when Conor wooed Sophie with a comment about collecting fridge magnets - so it's only right they purchased one on holiday
His and hers: on one occasion, Conor opted for a pint of beer, while Sophie held what appeared to be a glass of white wine
'Including going to the round tower, Tivoli gardens, lots of bike riding, coffee shops and good food'.
Sophie and Conor have gone from strength to strength, with the pair meeting up every weekend since their first four-day date.
For Sophie, the experience was another one for the books. She said: 'My friends and family weren't surprised.
'I love to travel and I'd recently come back from two years in Australia so I'm used to meeting new people all of the time when on holiday and staying in hostels.
Conor pictured on his phone while walking through a busy street in the Danish capital
The two had an action packed weekend in Copenhagen full of activities such as bike riding
'Conor was the same, he has completed over 80 per cent of Europe so is used to travelling as well.
'That's why we chose Copenhagen as it was one of the few places in Europe he'd not been to yet.
'We found that booking a trip ourselves was more convenient as we wanted to go the week after.
'If we used Wowcher we would have had to wait and we were both worried that if we waited too long then one of us would back out, so we booked the trip that night and went the weekend after'.
