SWEET LOVE
Forget dating apps, I met my fiance after hiring him as a handy man – we had our first date that night
Nearly 70% of people meet their partner on dating apps according to 2024 research... but not Haley and Hymie
A WOMAN has urged other women to ditch the dating apps after meeting her beau in a very unconventional way.
Haley Millstein, 29, and her fiance Hymie, 35, met when she hired him to put some furniture together through a handyman app in 2021.
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The pair were total strangers before their first encounter but are now due to be wed.
“I hired him because he looked cute in his picture,” Haley admits.
“I was living in New York City at the time and needed help assembling a dresser.
“He later admitted he was exhausted and on his way home, but when the request popped up with my picture he decided to take it because he also thought I was cute.
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“I was on a work call the whole time he was putting my dresser together, but he waved me over to tell me they sent two of the same parts, so he couldn't finish it.
“He circled which part I needed on the instructions and wrote his number down next to it.
“He told me to text him when I got the right part in.
“Before he got downstairs, I texted him thanking him and asked if he was single.
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“He said yes and we met up for drinks later that night.”
The pair have been in a relationship ever since their impromptu date and got engaged two years later in July 2023.
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"I could have never imagined our relationship going this far," Haley tells Fabulous.
"Our wedding song is the acoustic version of Biblical by Callum Scott.
"The lyrics say: I didn't know that I'd fall so hard, then my feet left the ground.
"That whole song describes our relationship perfectly."
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YouGov looked into how Brits find love, and your best bet is at work or through friends according to the data.
- Through work - 18%
- Through friends - 18%
- While out and about - 15%
- Other - 11%
- Online dating platform - 7%
- University or higher education - 6%
- Dating app - 6%
- School - 5%
- Shared hobby - 5%
- Family - 3%
- Face to face at an event - 0%
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“I own my own real estate consulting company and Hymie started his own handyman repair company,” Haley adds.
“He also still does Task Rabbit on the side.
“And needless to say, he builds my (our) furniture for free now.
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“Ladies, forget the dating apps!
"Try Task Rabbit.”
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