Finding Common Ground in the South, San Francisco and South India
The New York Times
Sree Arimilli and Sandheep Surendran lived nearby in San Francisco and shared striking similarities. But they didn’t come together until they called on astrological forces (and a dating app).
It was ultimately a dating app that introduced Sree Arimilli and Sandheep Surendran of San Francisco. But more traditional and spiritual elements, as well as a bit of self help, also played a part.
Ms. Arimilli was out to dinner with a friend in New York in late 2016. When talk turned to their love lives, Ms. Arimilli, a self-described intuitive type, shared a hunch she had, that she felt her intended was near. After she returned home, she told another friend the same thing. That friend suggested Ms. Arimilli sign up for a dating app, so she did, on Bumble.
Within two weeks, she was texting with Mr. Surendran, who, at least geographically speaking, had been “near” for years. In fact, they lived about a mile from each other but had never crossed paths.
