A woman has hit back at the haters who said her relationship won't last - after she moved to Thailand with a Hinge match after meeting him once.
TikTok star Summer Fox, 24, matched with 26-year-old Matt Giffen and the pair hit it off immediately, but it looked like the new love was doomed as he was due to move back to Canada.
Seizing the opportunity, the pair decided to pack their bags and travel the world together, and now they're in Thailand and have spent each day of the past month together, as the Daily Star reports.
The brunette from South London was riddled with bad relationships and a job redundancy – but soon hit the jackpot when she met Matt and they decided they should pack up their bags and travel the globe together.
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Summer said: "I hated my boring 9-5 job being forced to make teas and coffee every five minutes when I knew I should be in a hot country living my best life.
"Also just the mundane routine of life in the UK was affecting my mental health and I felt as though I was wasting my prime years not following my dreams.
"I was happy the day I got sacked because I felt free... and then the next day I met Matt. If I didn’t get sacked I wouldn’t have met Matt because I’d be working and he was only in London for one day.
"On our first date we established that we both wanted to travel and hinted we could go together one day. The day after our first date we went to Manchester together to spend a couple of days together before he went back to Canada.
"It was there that we came up with a plan to travel together, because we knew if we didn’t think of something then we may not see each other again.
"The way our relationship has developed throughout, we spend 24/7 together and instead of grating on each other, we fall more in love every day. It’s also just great to be in love again after four years of being single and picky."
Although leaving the country with someone you have just met on a dating app may seem like the worst nightmare for many, Summer is fully enjoying her "movie" like life.
She admitted: "[My family] weren’t shocked because this behaviour isn’t out of character for me. They were supportive because they know I was bored and unhappy in England.
"I live for that kind of spontaneity and excitement! It’s not out of character for me at all. I’m a thrill seeker and I like doing things that make me feel like the main character of a movie."
And thanks to her life playing out on phone screens, Summer has attracted the attention of brands, which has already earned her thousands of pounds since being away with Matt for only a month.
She claimed: "I loved that it went viral, it added to the excitement, and both me and Matt love the support!
"It’s also enabled me to be able to earn money through brand collabs while I travel. [I’ve earned] a few thousand pounds, more than I’ve spent whilst travelling."
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Despite millions of TikTok users watching Summer’s love life unfold in awe, some people have trolled her for making such a rash decision to travel with someone she had only met once.
She added: "[I’ve got ] a couple of bitter comments saying they hope he cheats on me, saying it won’t work out etc cause we’re from different countries.
"We’ve been in Thailand for a month and [are] leaving in a few days. Next up is Cambodia and Vietnam and then Bali!
"Who knows I might end up going back to Canada with Matt!"
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