Hello, Moth Family. Have you listened to our new podcast, Grown Yet? Grown, that's GROWN,

is a podcast filled with true stories all about the joys and pains of growing up.

Listen with a young person in your life, or by yourself to hear Moth Stories,

storyteller interviews, and audio diaries from young voices that tackle family dynamics,

heartbreak, culture, mental health, and so much more. If you love listening to Moth Stories,

then share Grown with a young person in your life. Find it by searching GROWN on all major podcast

platforms.

From PRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bulls, and in this show we'll hear stories from the heart.

Deep loyalty, great pride and affection, unbridled passion. Love is a common theme in Moth Stories.

Perhaps because love touches every corner of our lives. We cherish and celebrate it,

we daydream about it, and often find ourselves in pursuit of it, like our first storyteller,

Christy Hawkins. Christy shared her story at a Grand Slam in Denver, Colorado, where we partner

with local public radio station KU&C. Here's Christy Hawkins live at the Moth.

I got divorced recently, and my friends and family have decided that it's time for me to get

back out there. One of them actually suggested that I should get on Tinder, and I'm not so old and

out of it that I don't know what Tinder is. I know what it is. Actually, when I first got divorced,

I asked my 21-year-old niece if she thought I should sign up for the Grindr, and she explained to me

that Tinder and Grindr are not the same thing. But I don't really know how these sites work. I know

what they are, but as my friend described it to me that night, and with those swiping left and

the swiping right, it occurred to me, this sounds so much like junior high. I mean, in junior high,

when you like somebody, you would write a note and ask them, do you like me back? Check one yes,

no, maybe. And then you wait for a response. It's straightforward. But for me, that's terrifying.

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